Pierce County Building Trades Council

Congressman Norcross knows first hand the value of Registered Apprenticeship!

Congressman Norcross Discusses Preserving the Registered Apprenticeship Program

That is the members' money, collectively bargained and administered by labor/management training trusts. The gold standard of workforce education and training.

Apprenticeship is the backbone of the Building Trades. That’s why North America's Building Trades Unions spend a combined $1.53 billion annually on apprenticeship training.

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To some, next week is … But for us? It’s National !

Let’s hear your take on what makes registered apprenticeship the BEST training system around 💪

If this was a union program that had misspent funds, you know someone would be going to jail.

Trump Apprenticeship Plan Under Fire for Alleged Misuse of Funds The Labor Department misused more than $1 million to finance a White House-directed apprenticeship program after repeatedly telling Congress that existing funding would not be spent on the initiative, the DOL has confirmed.

Registered Apprenticeship is the Gold Standard in workforce education. Anything less is not a real apprenticeship...

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Union apprenticeships are in danger, and we need your help. We must ensure that the Trump Administration does not include the construction industry in a proposed business-backed, unaccountable Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs).
Please help us amplify this issue by signing this petition and sharing this with your friends and family. By signing, you'll join thousands of your union brothers and sisters who have already stood up to fight.
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Union apprenticeships are in danger, and we need your help. The Department of Labor has drafted a rule to create pro-employer, non-union apprenticeship programs, called IRAPs. These misguided programs undermine the IUPAT’s longstanding, highly successful union-contractor apprenticeships and only benefit ABC-affiliated non-union companies.

Please help us educate the Administration about the dangers of these programs by encouraging your fellow members, family and friends to sign this petition. By signing, you'll join thousands of your union brothers and sisters who have already stood up to fight.
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Rep. Abby Finkenauer Remarks On Registered Apprenticeship During Skills Gap Hearing Rep. Abby Finkenauer defends the registered apprenticeship model at a recent Congressional Sub-Committee hearing on Innovation and Workforce Development enti...