Anti-Union Groups and Employers Are Trying To Destroy Our SMART Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Programs

Let’s not let them.

In late June, the Department of Labor issued proposed rules governing the introduction of new Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs). These privately-run apprenticeship programs will not be subject to the same standards and rules governing current programs.

Currently, the construction industry is excluded from IRAPs, but nothing makes that exclusion permanent.

That’s why it is now vitally important that the DOL hear from us.

Building trades unions and our contractor partners spend millions of dollars every year creating the best-trained workforce in the world. Our programs train 75% of all construction apprentices in the U.S., and those workers deliver projects on-time and under-budget.

But greedy anti-union contractors want to destroy our apprenticeship programs so they can cut corners and boost their own profits.

It’s time to make our voices heard and stop the assault on our training.

Message From Tim Carter

SMART Members… Send an email right now to the Department of Labor: and tell them to protect SMART apprenticeships. 

PLEASE VISIT: http://www.savesmartapprenticeships.org

If members are interested in uploading comments directly to the Federal Registry either by PDF or completing the form, CLICK HERE.

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