PRO UNION Consulting, LLC is the brainchild of I.B.E.W. Local 212 member Matt Kolbinsky. Matt is the founder and president of PRO UNION Consulting. Services include training for union members interested in becoming successful UNION contractors, organizer training and prevailing wage enforcement. In the early days of the company, services were offered only to union electrical workers. However, interest in the training has increased by other trades convinced that growing contractors from their own ranks is the key to expanding union market share. Demand has increased and PRO UNION Consulting has expanded to include additional trades such as plumbers, pipefitters, hvac techs and sheetmetal workers. The effect of well trained, highly skilled workers being encouraged to become profitable UNION contractors has had a great effect on the construction industry and organizing. Kolbinsky’s training has already resulted in the creation of 200 new union contractors to date and he has set a goal of 1000 union contractors within 10 years.