Welders needed to fill positions at large projects in the Southeast
More than 150 skilled welders will be needed by the end of the year FAIRFAX, Va. – When the Savannah River Site, a nuclear reservation 25 miles east of Augusta,…
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Cleveland wage deal good for education, union membership
Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 33 part of agreement to help build jobs, apprentices FAIRFAX, Va. – A career starts with education, and sheet metal work is no different. Students…
Job fair to introduce veterans to skilled, building trades
Organizations to come together March 11 to introduce career opportunities COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Sheet Metal Workers Apprenticeship, the school for the future of the unionized sheet metal industry,…
Advisory Committee opens communication from workers to trustees
Members from 13 regions meet twice annually to discuss issues, share information FAIRFAX, Va. – Even with the evolution of technology, sometimes the flow of communication from the workers on…
Sheet Metal Workers to host program for displaced workers
Program funded by grant to build infrastructure, California High-Speed Rail BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 105 in Bakersfield will host pre-apprentices participating in Employers’ Training Resource’s Pre-Apprenticeship…
Sheet metal training schools find success in e-reader pilot program
Centers in three locations participated in six-month plan to bring tech to education FAIRFAX, Va. – For the last six months, union sheet metal training centers participated in an e-reader…
Dayton sheet metal leaders expand public education on the trade
Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 24 educates through tours, seminars Educating the public as well as other labor trades on union sheet metal work, its training and its expertise is…
Local 292 rebuilds
After a fire in August 2013 destroyed the JATC and union hall, apprentices went to work to rebuild their school. On Nov. 21, an open house was held to celebrate…
‘The Other Side of Higher Education’ video prompts award
In 2014, the ITI worked with Imagine Communications to create a video, “The Other Side of Higher Education,” whose main objective was to familiarize the public with the ITI and…
Rochester and Cleveland JATCs receive donated A/C units
The 25-ton Zamil package unit, donated by AHRI, awaits installation at Local No. 46 JATC in Rochester, NY. The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), one of the ITI’s equipment…