Painters
Organization
The International Union of Painters and Allied trades was chartered
in the 1800's to promote professionalism within the industry.
Members of the Painters Union are engaged in painting, paperhanging,
drywall taping and finishing, high-pressure water blasting, and
other allied crafts.
Nature of Trade
The protection and beautification of the exterior and interiors
of buildings and structures of all types and many other surfaces
important to our everyday living is the principal activity of those
working in the painting industry.
Painters prepare surfaces of buildings and other structures and
then apply paint, varnish, enamel, lacquer and similar materials
to these surfaces. Painters also prepare and cover room interiors
with wallpaper, fabrics, vinyl, and other materials.
Formal Training
The accepted training for the painting trades is a formal apprenticeship
in which the beginner receives on-the-job training where he or she
learns all aspects of the work under the guidance of skilled craftsmen
and receives related classroom instruction correlated with manipulative
training.
The term of apprenticeship is three years (6,000) of continuous
work experience supplemented by a minimum of 144 hours each year
of related technical classroom instruction.
Painters Local #681
Contact: Jim Hodenfield
11-4th Street SE
Rochester, MN 55904
507-282-4048
Fax 507-282-2570
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