OGDEN — The Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College got $1.5 million worth of good news recently. The funds coming through two federal grants are welcome during a time of legislative budget cuts, said Collette Mercier, president of OWATC.
Community colleges and technical schools, where tuition is generally cheaper and many programs relate directly to finding a job, report record enrollments as people upgrade their skills in preparation for rocky economic times.
Construction of the tower portion of the Bay Bridge’s new eastern span is running months behind schedule, amid questions over whether key portions being made at a Chinese steel plant are defective. Inspectors hired by Caltrans to monitor the fabrication of…
Construction of the tower portion of the Bay Bridge’s new eastern span is running months behind schedule, amid questions over whether key portions being made at a Chinese steel plant are defective. Inspectors hired by Caltrans to monitor the fabrication of…
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After years of struggling to get their wages up, workers in the United States are trying to find jobs that will simply last, at least through the deep recession.
By DAVID THOMAS GAINESVILLE — Chris Styles will never forget Monday, Nov. 10. He reported to work at 7:30 a.m., as usual, and walked through the guardhouse at the front of Gainesville State School. He heard teachers and staff members talking about Friday night’s football game. When the 12 students arrived for Styles’ first-period welding class at the back of the campus, they were talking …
LAUREL, Mississippi - The work has always been stupefying and hard. Hour after hour standing on the line, soldering or welding or drilling in screws. Even in today’s…
There is a new allure around jobs likely to keep a person employed, at reasonable pay, through a prolonged downturn.
There is a new allure around jobs likely to keep a person employed, at reasonable pay, through a prolonged downturn.
LAUREL (AP) — The work has always been stupefying and hard. Hour after hour standing on the line, soldering or welding or drilling in screws until tears join streaming sweat and hands cramp in pain.
The work has always been stupefying and hard. Hour after hour standing on the line, soldering or welding or drilling in screws. Even in today’s nightmare economy, most people wouldn’t want this daily grind that steals the soul in 12-hour shifts paying as little as $280 a week, before taxes.
PARIS - Students have to put down their pencils and put on their welding masks to pass the mid-term exam in Fred Steeves’ auto collision repair technology program.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency swept in Jones County last summer and staged the largest single workplace raid. When nearly 600 Hispanics were herded past black and white Howard employees, jeers and applause and wide grins erupted.
