Sept. 7, 2007 - UA Names Apprentice Contest Winners
The local and regional competition was
organized earlier this year throughout the United States and Canada. In the
end, 30 apprentices - five from each of the union’s six districts - competed
for top honors in welding, pipefitting, plumbing, HVAC service technicians and
sprinklerfitting in the final rounds held Aug. 12-17, Ann Arbor, Mich., in
conjunction with the UA’s annual program to train its instructors.
The apprentices
were tested with a wide variety of tasks designed to measure their specific
craft skills, productivity and general knowledge. Independent judges and
proctors monitored all the activities and jointly determined the winners in
each category.