Articles Tagged with ''Apprenticeship and HVACR''

New initiative brings together the governors of California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, partnering with major labor organizations like the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) and national apprenticeship advocates. 

The OMB memorandum clarifies that federal agencies must use PLAs on major construction projects unless they can demonstrate — through market research — that such agreements would significantly reduce competition or drive up costs beyond government budgets.

Judge’s ruling forces DOD to resume project labor agreements (PLAs) on major projects, reigniting debate over costs, competition, and workforce quality in federal construction.

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler has made sheet metal worker Abrego Garcia's case a centerpiece of recent May Day rallies.

With three megaprojects requiring 500 sheet metal workers, Local 5 of East Tennessee and North Carolina needed to attract more people. Here's what they did.

The agreement, signed on April 15, 2025, brings together the ICC with the UA, which represents nearly 384,000 skilled trade workers across the United States and Canada.

SMART union members have maintained a constant presence outside federal courthouses, with Local 24 joining the nationwide campaign for Abrego Garcia's return.

Multiple union workers have been detained and deported across the United States, including sheet metal apprentice Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia – drawing backlash from organized labor organizations like SMART.

Sheet metal apprentice Abrego Garcia "was literally helping to build this great country" before his wrongful deportation, SMART President says.

President Trump's rescission of Biden-era labor requirements has reignited fierce debates over Project Labor Agreements, pension obligations, and apprenticeship mandates.