Div 15 Tech, a Sacramento-area mechanical and sheet-metal contractor owned by Blake Harrison, has officially signed on as a signatory with Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 and has brought 16 Local 104 members onto its payroll, union officials announced Tuesday. The agreement links the company’s fabrication capacity with union-trained crews, with an eye on competing for larger commercial and public-works jobs while offering steadier hours to members.
The move was detailed in a union press release describing how Local 104’s business development team met with Harrison and his staff and worked with the company to add the new union hires. According to SMART Union, Harrison summed up his feelings about the shift by saying, “I should have done this 20 years ago.”
Who Div 15 Tech Is
The website for Div 15 Tech describes the firm as a mechanical and plumbing contractor with an in-house sheet-metal fabrication shop that handles HVAC, plumbing and architectural metal work. Public records and contractor directories, including BuildZoom, list Blake Harrison as the owner and show an active contractor license, confirming the company’s standing to bid on larger projects.
Why The Union Advantage Matters
Becoming a signatory contractor gives firms access to Local 104’s apprenticeship pipeline and a trained journeyman workforce, which can shorten hiring timelines and cut down on on-the-job training costs. According to the Northern California Valley Sheet Metal Workers' Apprenticeship Program, getting hired by a signatory contractor is the standard path into that training and into the trade’s career ladder, and the program provides the pipeline contractors depend on to staff larger jobs.
Local Demand And Labor Context
Sacramento’s construction market remains active, and local labor groups have been ramping up outreach to connect qualified union members with employers. The Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin reports that regional construction activity has supported steady hiring for the building trades in recent months, a backdrop that makes signatory arrangements appealing to both contractors and workers.
Local 104 organizer Aaron Leslie pointed to the Div 15 Tech agreement as a concrete example of the “union advantage,” where employers gain a trained crew and members gain predictable work. In a statement to SMART Union, Leslie described how partnerships like this can open doors to larger, union-covered projects while keeping work local and wages fair.
