Thanks to a partnership between Cleveland Building Restoration, the Bricklayers Northern Ohio Regional Training Center and Lakeview Cemetery, apprentices from Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23 spent one week in October completing restoration work on two mausoleums.
Read MoreTo introduce more men and women in Northeast Ohio to careers in the union construction industry, the Cleveland Building Trades hosted a career fair on Oct. 16, at the Pipefitters Local 120 Hall, located at 6305 Halle Drive in Cleveland from 6 to 7:30 p.m. More than 350 attended.
Read MoreA member of Local 17 Cleveland bested a group of 13 other Ironworker apprentices during the Great Lakes District Council Apprentice Competition, held this year in Cleveland.
Held May 31 and June 1, Max Meese took first place in the district competition, earning the right to compete this fall in the Ironworkers national apprentice competition. Iron Workers Local 55 (Toledo) Apprentice Mark Vajen placed second and will also compete in the national competition.
Read MoreOne of the two Bricklayers and Allied Crafts Local 23 apprentices from Northeast Ohio who participated in a national apprentice competition last month at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry in Las Vegas placed in the top three. On Jan. 24, Scott Schooley competed against other apprentices from across the nation in the MCAA Skills Challenge and took third place. Fellow Local 23 Bricklayer apprentice Steve Berlin also competed in the competition.
Read MoreSince the end of the COVID pandemic, building trades leaders across Ohio have been forecasting tremendous work opportunities for union construction members. These predictions were affirmed when numerous building trades councils reported record man hours in 2021 and again in 2022.
Read MoreCleveland City Council will soon vote to allocate $10 million from its American Rescue Plan Act funding to help bolster the region’s construction workforce. According to a presentation made at Council’s Workforce, Education, Training and Youth Development Committee held on Jan. 24, the funds will be used for work development purposes in the following manner:
Read MoreA partnership between the Cleveland Building Trades and area contractor groups led to the creation of a new nonprofit organization dedicated to recruiting men and women into the union construction industry.
Read MoreTraining directors react to pandemic with multiple plans
As the COVID-19 pandemic seems to regain strength in Ohio and many other states, restrictions are beginning to ease, but training directors for various union trades must now prepare multiple training plans that can change quickly, if needed.
At the onset of the coronavirus, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, registered apprenticeship programs and other educational centers had to either modify their schedules or shift to online learning.
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