building trades

plural noun

1. those trades, as carpentry, masonry, and plastering, that are primarily concerned with the construction and finishing of buildings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of building trades¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The administration’s actions on immigration and its firing of federal workers have drawn condemnation from all sorts of unions, from building trades to graduate students.

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The building trades have been traditionally sort of conservative.

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I was struck by the fact that a joint statement came out linking Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was working in the building trades, with graduate students who had been deported.

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The Trump administration’s actions on immigration and firing the federal workforce have drawn condemnation from all sorts of unions—from building trades to graduate students.

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The training center, which opened in 2020, was created in a partnership with the authority; the city of Selma; the Fresno, Madera, Tulare, Kings Building Trades Council; the Fresno Economic Development Corp.; and the Fresno Economic Opportunity Commission.

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