Poor economy pinches apprentices
Published: June 4, 2009
Tags: AFL-CIO, apprentices, Badger State Inc., Eau Claire Area Plumbing Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board Inc., Milwaukee County Labor Council
Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Maxwell Thompson started working at Badger State Inc. two years ago with the expectation that he would be starting a plumbing apprenticeship by now. But the lack of construction work means some of the Eau Claire plumbing contractor’s journeymen are on the bench, and Thompson cannot begin his apprenticeship until things turn [...]