The Boy Scouts of America Chicago Council is partnering with the Plumbing Council of Chicagoland to honor United Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters General President William P. Hite as the recipient of the AFL-CIO George Meany Award during the inaugural “Celebration of Labor and Scouting Unity” dinner Jan. 20, 2015, at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Chicago.

The 2014 United Association International Apprenticeship Competition was held in late August.

Scholarship recipients will receive up to $1,000 in tuition assistance and $1,500 in RIDGID tools.

Perhaps they’d rather be texting, tweeting and posting to Facebook rather than building stuff.

Recent plumbing graduates moving from apprentice to journeyman status can register to request the complimentary BrassCraft signature tool bag.

The U.S. Department of Labor has about $1.8 million in grants available through the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations program, an initiative designed to recruit, train and retain women in high-skill occupations, such as advanced manufacturing, transportation, energy, construction and information technology

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