Covering the trades?
Start here.
Union Break is a contractor-run review network where tradespeople share anonymous, moderated reports about customers and jobsites — so the next crew knows the job before they bid. Everything a newsroom or local blog needs to write about us is below, and linking back to unionbreak.app is welcome and encouraged.
The 60-second pitch
Every trade has a running list of customers who pay late, move the goalposts on change orders, or chase discounts after the work is done. That list usually lives in a glove-box notebook. Union Break is that list, written down, structured, anonymous, and shared with crews across all 50 states. Reports score five things contractors actually care about — pays on time, respect on site, decision speed, reasonableness, and discount-seeking — and every review passes human moderation before it goes live.
Key facts
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What
Crowdsourced customer and jobsite reviews, filed by contractors and tradespeople. Reviews are anonymous; trade and city only.
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Coverage
All 50 US states, with dedicated local pages for states and 200+ cities, from Los Angeles and Houston to Miami and Chicago.
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Scoring
Five one-to-five-star categories: Pays on time, Respect, Decision speed, Reasonable, Discount seeker. Scores roll up into plain-language ratings: Good to go, Standard owner, Not worth the money.
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Moderation
Every report enters a human moderation queue. Flagged content, rebuttals, and edits are all reviewed before anything is public.
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Cost
Free for contractors to read and file reports. Online estimates for residential customers are a paid consulting service.
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Founded
Established 2024. Built by crews, for crews.
Story angles
The review economy finally reaches the trades
Restaurants, hotels, and drivers have been reviewed for years. Contractors reviewing customers flips the script — and changes how bids get written.
Slow pay is the trades' quiet crisis
Payment delays squeeze small crews hardest. Anonymous pay-behavior reporting makes chronic late payers visible before the contract is signed.
Your city's contractors, in their own words
Union Break publishes local pages for every state and 200+ cities — a ready-made local hook for any metro newsroom or neighborhood blog.
What homeowners can learn from contractor reviews
The same reports that warn crews also tell homeowners what a five-star customer looks like: decide fast, pay on time, treat the crew right.
Brand assets
The Union Break hard-hat mark, color palette (deep navy ink, safety amber, bone), and display type (Bebas Neue) are available for editorial use with attribution and a link to unionbreak.app. Email press@unionbreak.app for the full asset pack, screenshots, or interview requests.
Link to us
News sites and local blogs are welcome — and encouraged — to link to Union Break. The most useful pages to reference:
- unionbreak.app — the network itself
- unionbreak.app/contractors — contractor pages for all 50 states
- unionbreak.app/instruction-manual — practical guides on liens, change orders, and deposits
- unionbreak.app/about — how moderation, anonymity, and rebuttals work
Press contact
press@unionbreak.app