| Carpenters Local #1382 |
Howard Jensen |
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11 4th Street SE
Rochester MN |
Organization
The United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America was chartered in 1881.
Nature of Trade
The trade of carpentry
includes many phases of the construction industry, e.g. milling,
fashioning, joining, assembly, erecting,
fastening, or dismantling of all materials of wood, plastic,
metal, fiber, cork and composition and all other structural
materials. The handling, cleaning, erecting, installing
and dismantling of machinery, equipment and materials are all
phases of the millwright are of carpentry. Carpenters some
times specialize in one particular phase of the trade,
such
as the installation of acoustical materials, driving pile,
making cabinets, laying wood and resilient floors, laying
carpet or working in sawmills
Apprenticeship Training
The training period
involves 144 hours of schooling for each of four years for
a total of 576 hours. In addition, 1,750
hours of work per year are required for four years, totaling
7,000 hours. Credit is given for state approved carpenter
programs.
Qualifications
An applicant must meet the
following requirements in order to apply for the apprenticeship
program:
- Must be at least 17 years of age
- High school diloma or
GED
Application, Selection and Hiring Process
Applications
are taken at 405 1/2 South Broadway, Rochester, MN at the
Carpenters Office. A list of contractors is provided
and the applicant is directed to make contact with them.
An applicant who is hired by one of the contractors on
the list has seven days from date of hire to join the union. |
