NEWS & EVENTS

Heavy Metal Summer Experience introduces youth to sheet metal

August 4, 2021

Each high school student touring the Western Washington Sheet Metal training center on July 13 left with a miniature Jeep they helped fabricate themselves, a newfound appreciation for the rewards of a career in the unionized trades, information on apprenticeships and a big smile. The Heavy Metal Summer Experience (HMSE),…

Tale of two cities: reopening sheet metal training centers in 2020

June 4, 2020

California, Education, International Training Institute (ITI)

There are more than 140 union sheet metal training centers in the United States and Canada, and they vary in size — from city to rural, a few dozen apprentices to 1,000, and small geographic areas to entire states and beyond. Every training center, funded by the International Association of…

Fremont High School Architecture Academy

August 14, 2019

Conference

Fremont High School Architecture Academy UNVEILING OF NEW AND IMPROVED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP SHOP Henry Funcke, Local 104 Coordinator | Summary Report | August 8, 2019 Overview of Event Celebration Unveiling of the improved Fremont High School/Architecture Academy PreApprenticeship shop hosted by Emilio Sanchez, Coordinator of Career Technical Education and Apprenticeships,…

Women in Apprenticeship Training Institute Conference

August 13, 2019

Conference

Women in Apprenticeship Training Institute Conference TRADESWOMEN, INC ZERO NET ENERGY CENTER, SAN LEANDRO, CA Henry Funcke | Summary Report | August 5th, 2019 Conference Date (9:25 – 10:30) Welcome and Opening Remarks: Updates on Apprenticeship 2019 3 Viewpoints Meg Vasey, Executive Director, Tradeswomen Inc. Eric Rood, Chief, California…

Coordinators List – Recognizing Apprentices Setting The Standards

July 29, 2019

Apprentices

Coordinators List Recognizing Apprentices Setting the Standard The Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104 and Bay Area Industry Training Fund (District 1) is proud to present the following list of Apprentices who have made the Coordinators List. This list represents Building Trades Sheet Metal, Building Trades Service, TAB, AC Specialist…

18th Annual ICB/TABB Conference

July 28, 2019

Instructor Training

The 18th Annual ICB/TABB Conference The sky’s the limit! May 5-7, 2019 Seattle, WA Prepared by Richard Graham, Local 104 Instructor, May 13, 2019 Conference Summary This summary captures a 3-day conference which took place from May 5th and concluded on May 7th 2019.The conference offered two educational tracks.…

Apprentice Spotlight: Rebecca Wallen

April 15, 2019

Apprentices

Rebecca Wallen Modesto, CA. | By Andrew Lott and Vince Sugrue “Don’t be afraid to be different” is what Rebecca told me as we finished up our coffee and conversation at the hip coffee spot “The Queen Bean” in Modesto, California on a cold Sunday afternoon in early January. The…

USS Hornet Field Trip

April 15, 2019

Apprentices

Local 104 building trades service apprentices recently made a field trip to the USS Hornet Museum docked in Alameda, California. The apprentices were privileged to have a tour of the engine room and the mechanical spaces given by a docent who was a retired Navy engineering officer who served on…