Unions and Trade Associations

Allied Trades Assistance Program (ATAP)(link is external) - ATAP is a non-profit organization created by Philadelphia trade unions to contain costs and promote improved service delivery for substance use disorder, mental health concerns and related issues to union members, retirees and dependents.

Finding Healing Through Solidarity(link is external) - Union Peer Support Specialists Help Fellow Members in Recovery – Blog post by Maine AFL-CIO featuring the union’s Laborers Escaping Addiction Now (LEAN) program.

Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 Assistance and Recovery Program(link is external) is the organization that assists Local No. 3 members and their families who may have a substance use disorder. ARP, Inc. is a non-profit corporation, separate from the Union, employers and the Benefit Trust Fund. This places ARP in a neutral position where we can help the members and their families confidentially.

Peer Advocacy for Construction Workers Struggling with Substance Use and Mental Health(link is external) - This paper presents the findings from focused telephone interviews with members of the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) Opioids Taskforce to learn how peer advocacy networks and similar initiatives are responding to the opioid problem in the construction industry.