Cleveland sheet metal workers earn international award
Local #33 training center earns Best New IPAF Training Centre of the Year FAIRFAX, Va. – In all, 13 awards were given at the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA)…
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Sheet metal industry text books available on Windows-based devices
More than 100 text books now available on devices serving two operating platforms FAIRFAX, Va. – Higher educational institutions across the country are offering text books to their students via…
Phoenix Boy Scouts earn merit badges, learn lessons in sheet metal
Volunteers educate, boys gain unique experiences through hands-on classes in 2013 FAIRFAX, Va. – On a warm Saturday morning in February, more than 20 Boy Scouts and their parents filtered…
Sheet metal workers make union life the family business for generations
U.S. families tell tales of family, changes in work, training dating back 100 years FAIRFAX, Va. – These days, the thought of carrying on the family business can be an…
Sheet metal workers, Helmets to Hardhats help vets find careers
Iraq, Afghanistan vets ages 18-24 have highest unemployment rate at 31.3 percent FAIRFAX, Va. – The unemployment rate among military veterans has been the talk of the nation lately, with…
Success, hindsight 20/20 for South Carolina sheet metal welders
Three-week course put hundreds to work, grew local from 125 to 415 members FAIRFAX, Va. – Two years ago, Mark Lemon took over as training coordinator and business manager at…
Program teaches inspectors skills to improve quality, build rapport
Building inspectors learn from sheet metal workers who design HVAC systems FAIRFAX, Va. – The unionized sheet metal and air conditioning industry has been reaching out across the aisle to…
Statues on display at Local 88 in Las Vegas
The Sheet Metal Workers Local 88 training center in Las Vegas recently welcomed visitors from the International Training Institute’s former headquarters, and although this is a common occurrence, visitors like…
Sheet metal workers find the commute is bigger in Texas
Workers drive hundreds of miles from home to work to stay on the job FAIRFAX, Va. – Every morning, people across the nation drive to work, and in the current…
Minnesota sheet metal training center finds value in partnerships
Local 10 apprentice, St. Paul College grad Tim Baird wins 2nd place at SkillsUSA’s 48th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Two heads are commonly better than…