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Legislation Introduced to Combat Workforce Challenges
A bill to combat workforce challenges was introduced to the U.S. Senate in April. The legislation, titled Training America’s Workforce Act, would revive apprenticeship programs and make them more responsive to industry workforce needs. It would also help individuals obtain … Continue reading
Program Provides Unitized Curtainwall Training
A partnership between Phoenix-based Ironworkers Local 75 and Enclos Corp. helped mitigate local workforce challenges and provide hands-on unitized curtainwall assembly training for apprentices. The partnership with Enclos stems from shop superintendent Joe Welch, who approached Local 75 business manager … Continue reading
A Different Kind of Classroom for Future Ironworkers
Four years, 800 hours in a classroom and 8,000 hours practicing and working with your hands. That’s the formula for becoming an Iron Worker apprentice. Chartered in 1901, the Iron Workers Local 5 Union is based in Largo, Md., about … Continue reading
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Glass Boot Camp Gives Architecture Students Glazing Insight
Architects create a building’s concept, but glaziers are among the workers who bring a design to life. To bridge the gap between design and construction, the Southern California Glass Management Association (SCGMA), Local Union 636 and the Southern California Glaziers … Continue reading
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Tagged apprenticeship, glass boot camp, glazing apprenticeship, glazing boot camp, glazing boot camps, local union 636, SCGMA, Southern California Glass Management Association, southern california glaziers apprenticeship, University of Southern California, USC, usc architects
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