Union sheet metal apprentices to compete nationally
PHILADELPHIA, PA — To sports fans, March is known as the time of year when college basketball teams begin their march towards a National Championship. What is not as well known is that it is also the time of year when union apprentice sheet metal workers in 12 regions around the country hit the books and hone their skills to prepare for their own national championship.
The 28th annual National Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Contest will be held this year in Philadelphia May 17-20. To get there, second-, third- and fourth-year apprentices had to qualify by competing in first their local and then their regional contests, which started in the United States and Canada on March 17.