The UBC’s Military Veterans Program is wasting no time prepping our nation’s heroes to hit the ground running as professional union millwrights or carpenters once they complete their military tours.
Jeff Smith, director of the SSMRC’s Central Region, introduces Teresa Harmon, the new office manager for Local 1554.
November Member E-News: MD Anderson project profile; Updates on training center construction; Apprenticeship Week videos needed; Free t-shirt; Work updates; Infrastructure plan; and more
Millwright Local 729 president and SSMRC delegate James Perniciaro passed away on Oct. 31 due to complications from COVID-19. He was a kind, compassionate, generous person and will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and union brothers and sisters.
National Apprenticeship Week is next week, Nov. 15-21. We want to celebrate by highlighting your stories. Please send us a short video we can post on SSMRC social-media platforms.
Does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act prohibit an employer from requiring a workforce member to disclose whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccine to the employer, clients, or other parties? No. The privacy rule does not apply to employment records. Generally, the privacy rule does not regulate what information can be requested from […]
Does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act prohibit an employer from requiring a workforce member to disclose whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccine to the employer, clients, or other parties? No. The privacy rule does not apply to employment records. Generally, the privacy rule does not regulate what information can be requested from […]
The SSMRC will send you a free t-shirt after you complete the online course “101 Constitution: U.S. Government and Labor Law,” which is hosted in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Department of Education and Training’s Learning Management System.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced on Nov. 4 an Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing. Two days later – after multiple lawsuits were filed – the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals put the new rule on hold until the court system decides its legality.
Two robot stations at the Charlotte, North Carolina, and Arlington, Texas, training centers are preparing millwrights to work in the automotive industry and in other manufacturing facilities that increasingly use automated systems.