Son of L-13 member thanks lodge, International for assistance
WITH THE COST of college putting financial pressure on working families, scholarships can make a difference in getting an education without amassing a mountain of debt. Scholarship programs offered by the International, some local lodges, and organizations such as UnionPlus can help defray that debt for members and their eligible dependents.
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway visits lodge
ONE OF THE candidates in a key U.S. Senate race in Kentucky was on hand at Local 40 (Elizabethtown) during the lodge’s annual picnic June 12. Democrat Jack Conway, currently the state’s attorney general, visited with members and lodge leaders during a trip across the state.
Curriculum designed to give NDT workers a competitive edge
THE QUALITY CONTROL Council of Canada held an open house June 3 for its new training centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The QCCC represents employees in the Nondestructive Testing and Allied Workers industries (NDT), where workers test samples without damaging the material or device by using such equipment as X-rays, ultrasonics, radiography, and magnetic flux.
Jared Cloutier earns silver and gold medals in Canadian contests
JARED CLOUTIER, 22, a third-year apprentice out of Local 580 (Halifax, Nova Scotia), has been testing his welding skills in provincial and national contests, earning a gold medal at the Nova Scotia Skill Competition on April 29 and a silver medal at the Canadian Skills Competition in Waterloo, Ontario, May 21-22.