Feds investigate minority apprentices
Published: November 16, 2009
Tags: apprentice, apprenticeship program, Blackman, Buford, Fed, Jones, Kubica, Paul Blackman, Steelworkers Federal Union No. 19806, U.S. Department of Labor, union, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, WRTP/Big Step
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By Sean Ryan A former union president is joining the chorus of criticism of state-certified apprenticeship programs and prompting a federal investigation of minority recruitment and retention. Paul Blackman, retired president of Steelworkers Federal Union No. 19806 in Milwaukee, said the state is not doing enough to police the programs it certifies to make sure [...]