Job Training Archives - nwLaborPress

Handcuffs to hardhats?

Mar 16, 2023

Three locals are launching a pre-apprenticeship program for inmates in the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.

UA Local 290 apprentices compete

Mar 16, 2023

Apprentices at the UA Local 290 Training Center square off in four specialties: HVAC, plumbing, steamfitting, and welding.

Local 555 trailer stolen

Feb 15, 2023

Instructors at Cement Masons Local 555 training center are looking for a trailer. Their trailer.

AFSCME behavioral health apprenticeship nets federal funding

Feb 15, 2023

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and former Rep. Kurt Schrader requested the funding through the federal government spending bill Congress approved in December.

Drug counselor apprenticeship program launches, with BOLI support

Nov 30, 2022

The AFSCME-supported apprenticeship helps workers become Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC) through on-the-job training and classroom education.

Apprenticeship training model expands to mental health workers

Oct 19, 2022

Local union members who work in mental health and addiction treatment are enrolling in on-the-job, union-supported workforce training.

Another class of tradeswomen, ready to start

Oct 6, 2022

The most recent group of Oregon Tradeswomen pre-apprentices graduated Sept. 22, and another class begins Oct. 18.

Bonamici touts apprenticeship win in new law

Aug 24, 2022

Clean energy projects taking advantage of tax credits will have to pay prevailing wage and employ apprentices.

Utility line workers compete at Lineman Rodeo

Aug 3, 2022

The contest tests utility line workers for speed, safety and trade skills, and raises money for the Oregon Burn Center.

Grant from Google to support women in the trades

Jul 18, 2022

Oregon Tradeswomen, the nonprofit that supports women entering the building trades, received $150,000 in grant funding from Google.