NEWS & EVENTS

Bias and Belonging Train-the-Trainer program visits Local 104

Bias and Belonging Train-the-Trainer program visits Local 104

Training
Recently, instructors at the Local 104 Bay Area Industry Training Fund attended SMART’s Bias and Belonging Train-the-Trainer program, and they never had to leave the area. For the first time, the instructors of this training took it on the road, and Local 104 was the first stop. Twelve Local 104…
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Livermore Facility Hosts Fire Professionals

Training
The instructional staff at the Livermore training facility hosted a demonstration event for members of the Livermore/Pleasanton Fire Department, including battalion chiefs, captains and firefighters, on Monday, Sept. 11. The event began with a discussion about the current fire code and enforcement requirements by Duane Davies, from the California chapter…
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Students participate summer intro to sheet metal industry

Education, Training
Local 104 recently hosted a presentation and tour for the Bay Area LEEDS’ Engineering Summer Academy, which brought area high school students to its Fairfield Bay Area Industry Training Fund location. Operating since 2014, the summer experience is overseen by Bay Area Linking Education and Economic Development Strategies (LEEDS) and…
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Dusty Robotics FieldPrinter training course

Training
Sheet Metal Workers’ Local Union 104 has introduced a training course on automating and innovating field layout with the Dusty Robotics FieldPrinter system. The course covers all aspects of set up and operation to empower union members to drive productivity and efficiency on every construction project. With coordinated models and…
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USS Hornet Field Trip

Apprentices
Building trades service apprentices from Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 recently participated in a field trip to the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum in Alameda, California. A mechanical marvel, the USS Hornet is the perfect place for service apprentices to be immersed in a totally mechanical environment that…
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Local 104 opens new, state-of-the-art training center

Education
Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 Bay Area Industry Training Fund opened its new training facility Oct. 1. The new 32,000-square-foot facility was renovated from an existing warehouse space in Livermore, California, to a state-of-the-art training center, replacing the aging training center in San Leandro about 20 miles away. Although similar…
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