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Pittsburgh Chapter · A. Philip Randolph Institute

Jobs. Justice. Opportunity.

Building equity through training, advocacy, and community. Connecting working people in the Pittsburgh region to family-sustaining careers in the trades, manufacturing, and emerging energy.

Become a Pre-Apprentice

See Our Impact

“I wanted more — but didn’t know how to get there.”

The voice that started this work

The chains are real.

Cost. Access. Opportunity. Guidance.

The barriers that keep people from family-sustaining work aren’t a mystery. They’re concrete, but they’re not unbreakable. Pittsburgh APRI exists to break them.

What we do

We don’t just open the door. We walk through it with you.

Breaking the Chains is our pre-apprenticeship program for adults ready to build a future in the trades, manufacturing, and emerging energy sectors. We partner with United Steelworkers and a network of unions, employers, and training providers to move you from training to family-sustaining career.

In partnership with our community, we also turn out voters, shape policy, and build the alliance between civil rights and labor that A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin started in 1965. Three pillars. One mission.

Learn About the Program

See Our Advocacy

This isn’t just a job.