November 20, 2019
Threats to the OPCMIA’s world class Apprenticeship Programs have grown as the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) illegally diverted $1.1 million intended for legitimate apprenticeship programs into substandard “Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs” (IRAPs) instead.
August 28, 2019
The OPCMIA applauds the 127 members of Congress and 45 U.S. senators who signed letters to the U.S. Department of Labor opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed new rule to allow the creation of lower-quality “industry-recognized apprenticeship programs” (IRAPs) and undermine the world-class apprenticeship programs run by North America’s Building Trade Unions.
July 30, 2019
The OPCMIA’s world-class Apprenticeship Program is under attack! The White House is trying to ram through a scheme by a small group of anti-union contractors to allow the use of substandard Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPS) in construction.