| Ironworkers Local 75 Apprenticeship Grand Opening and
District Council Apprenticeship Competition
On April 15th 2010 the Ironworkers welcomed apprentices, journeymen, family members, Ironworker Trustees, and special guests to their combination grand opening and California District Council of Ironworkers bi-annual apprenticeship competition.
Apprentices Compete in rebar tying and the column climb
Apprentices from California, Nevada, and Arizona competed to see which ones will go on to the Ironworkers International Apprenticeship Competition which will be held in Seattle Washington in September. Apprentices competed in a variety of tasks including a written test, rigging, architectural assembly, Instrument setup and use, welding and burning, rebar tying, and cumulating with a climb up a 35 foot tall steel column.
District Council President Joe Standley cuts the beam to signify the opening of the new facility
At about 1:00 P.M. District Council President, Joe Standley cut a steel beam signifying the opening of the new apprenticeship facility located at 330 East Maricopa Freeway in Phoenix. There was a great barbeque lunch. Many of the guests could be heard to say that they were impressed with the new facility and the great effort was put forth by the competing apprentices. Director Dick Zampa, Coordinator Russ Johnson, and apprentice and journeyman volunteers all worked hard to make this event happen.
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| Jason Rafter cuts the beam to dedicate the new Reno Nevada training center |
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Local 118, Reno Nevada celebrates the opening of their new apprenticeship training center. October 2009
California and Vicinity District Council recently held an open house at their newest “UNIVERSITY OF IRON” Training Center, located in Reno, Nevada. District Council President Joe Standley and Western Steel Council chairman Michael Newington, together with labor and management trustees continue their work to ensure the best possible training opportunities for the membership. Business Manager for Local 118, John Rafter thanked the building committeefor their support and for funding the new facility. Local 118, Reno business agent Danny Costella advised the attendees that “The new facility will serve as a hub for labor and management in northern Nevada.”
The ceremonial beam cutting to open the new ‘University of Iron’ facility was done by Coordinator Jason Rafter. Jason thanked the trustees, members and vendors for their support of our program.
Dick Zampa, Apprenticeship Director for the Calif. and Vicinity Dist. Council advised the attendees that Ironworkers now have 9 Training Centers throughout California, Nevada and Arizona. “Our schools are IACP approved and have AWS accredited welding shops.” Classes are conducted in week long (40 hour) blocks of training. Each Apprentice attends a minimum of four week long blocks of training per year during their 4 year program. Hands on training includes work with mock ups for all phases of the Ironworkers trade including Reinforcing, Post Tensioning, Welding, Structural, Architectural and Metal Building. Safety classes conducted for Apprentices and Journeymen include OSHA 30, Scaffold, Forklift, Subpart R, First Aid / CPR, MSHA, Lead Hazard and more. Manuals and workbooks developed by the National Training Fund and IMPACT are used for apprentice and journeymen courses.
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| The welding shop |
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| Group picture of the participants |
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| Local 118 Apprenticeship in Sacramento hosts section 22 AWS meeting with Lincoln Electric discussing differences between NR 232 & NR 233 wires.
The meeting was a great success as many items were discussed.
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| Breaking for lunch |
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| Apprenticeship staff pose with the honored guests. |
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