Allowing IRAPs in the industry would have created a shortcut around the rigorous standards of registered apprenticeship, unions argued.
In victory for unions, Trump administration leaves construction out of new apprenticeship rule
March 30, 2020 by
IBEW 110’s growing minority caucus hooks up Habitat house in Faribault
November 18, 2019 by
Saturday was a national day of service for the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus, and 25 volunteers from St. Paul-based Local 110 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers spent the morning roughing in a Habitat for Humanity home in Faribault. The service project brought together journey-level workers, apprentices and their family members. Volunteer turnout was […]
To open more eyes to apprenticeship, Carpenters open training center doors
November 15, 2019 by
Latesha Hayes’ career path came full circle this morning. A fourth-year apprentice with the Carpenters union, Hayes was one of six tradeswomen who led 33 eighth-grade girls from Roseville on a tour of the union’s St. Paul training center. The students put on hard hats and safety glasses, worked with tools of the trade and […]
Concrete Christmas display brightens Cement Masons’ holiday party
December 4, 2018 by
It’s a seasonal tradition Local 633 apprentices carried on this year with help from Twin Cities Plasters Local 265.
Labor-endorsed Craig fighting to make sure everyone gets a ‘fair shot’
October 30, 2018 by
“I grew up with a very distinct feeling that a union had helped my family survive.”
Area Building Trades councils honored for community outreach
April 20, 2018 by
The national award recognizes Minnesota unions’ efforts to recruit and prepare women, people of color and veterans for construction apprenticeships.
Expo shows off 49ers’ training center, apprenticeship program
April 18, 2018 by
The union’s training grounds sprawl across 400 acres east of Hinckley. The $10 million facility opened in 2006, and some 5,000 people pass through annually.
Why aren’t more women entering the construction trades?
March 8, 2018 by
On International Women’s Day, it’s worth noting one area of the U.S. economy where the wage gap is uniquely narrow: construction.
‘Women in Construction Week’ begins Monday
February 28, 2018 by
Events are open to tradeswomen, students and anyone interested in learning more about a career in the construction industry.
Learning Jet classroom gets lift from Trades apprentices, volunteers
November 21, 2017 by
The Learning Jet has been wowing kids since the cargo plane-turned-classroom opened at St. Paul’s Downtown Airport two years ago. The facility’s portable restrooms, on the other hand, have drawn a much different reaction. That will change when the Learning Jet’s expanded space opens next spring, thanks in part to volunteers and apprentices from area […]
