A Green Light For Union-Free Job Training?
One of the key goals of the U.S. Department of Labor since President Donald Trump’s second term commenced in January 2025 has been to expand the number of apprenticeships in America to “at least a million.”
Union Brass vs. ‘Growth’ of ‘Skilled Labor’
“Union bosses publicly claim to support more apprenticeships in construction. But they do everything they can to keep the number of newly certified journeypersons to a minimum.”
Welder: Big Labor Denies Workers Opportunities
Former UA union member Karl Ludwig: The UA “intentionally excludes potential pipefitters from the labor market to limit supply and drive up prices. Worse yet, the exclusion means less pipefitting work gets done.”