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Originally posted by lendaddy
I was not aware of union training centers. I know plenty of tradesmen here and none have ever mentioned such a thing. Obviously it exists, but around here the only union buildings are drinking lounges.
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I am on the management side of Union Painters, Tapings and Glazers. There is a 3 year apprenticeship program funded by the contractors. The guys go to school 1 day every other week while working in the field in between classes. The journeymen are offered free classes on special techniques but on a voluntary basis. These classes are not 'on the clock' so many do not attend. We do have semi-annual safety training which is manditory.
But the bottom line is I have to get what I can get and do the on the job training at my expense.
Overall, management and the local unions in St. Louis get along fairly well. Extremely rare that a worker makes a complaint about a contractor and it involves being dragged in front of the joint trade board. I have appealed JTB decision to the federal level and always lost despite being 100% in the right.