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Schedule Wage & Benefit Modification August 1, 2022:
On August 1, there will be a scheduled wage and benefit modification. This calls for a $1.40 wage increase, $0.15 increase to the Health & Welfare Fund, and a $0.10 increase to the Utah Career Center (UCC) Education Trust, making a total package increase of a $1.65. Watch for an updated wage & benefit spreadsheet in the coming weeks.
Utah Career Center:
The UCC will be interviewing new applicants for the apprenticeship program on July 18 & 19. Please make sure your metal trades employees are aware of the deadline if they want to start school this fall.
Plumbing: Gretta Nessen- CCI Mechanical
Pipefitting: Raul Torres- Southland
HVAC/R: Bladimir Gutierrez- CCI Mechanical.
We had four apprentices compete in the regional competition:Welding: Jason Hunt, CCI Mechanical
Plumbing: Cory Warner, SHAW
Pipefitting: Raul Torres, Southland
HVAC/R: Bladimir Gutierrez, CCI Mechanical
NAW is an opportunity to highlight how Registered Apprenticeship, a proven and industry-driven training model, provides a critical talent pipeline that can help to address some of our nation’s pressing workforce challenges such as responding to critical supply chain demands, supporting a clean energy workforce, modernizing our cybersecurity response, addressing public health issues, and rebuilding our country’s infrastructure.