Founded in July 1902, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local Union 1207 has been in the forefront of labor activism in the Kanawha Valley for over a hundred years. Our mission is to protect and elevate the standard of living for all carpenters living and working in West Virginia. Located in Charleston, our jurisdictional area includes Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Nicholas, Putnam, and Roane counties, Local 1207 is an affiliate of the Mid Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters, which includes West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

    Currently under the stewardship of Business Representative Scott Brewer, we are committed to organizing new members and contractors in our jurisdiction. We are also committed to training our members in the latest construction safety and technology to keep our members productively employed at the Carpenter craft. Local 1207 represents Commercial, Industrial, and Heavy-Highway Carpenters, Floor layers, Pile Drivers,Welders,and Divers.

1207 members are experienced professionals capable in all aspects of the trade from the ground to the roof of virtually any type of building construction from housing to skyscrapers. In addition, our members are well seasoned in heavy construction, bridges, power plants, locks and dams, highways, and scaffolding.