THE WHOLESALER® — MARCH 2011•
INDUSTRY NEWS Camp Douglas, Wis. — A successful partner-
ship that trains veterans for, and places them in, careers in the plumbing and pipefitting industry is expanding to Wisconsin, according to William P. Hite, general president of the United Associa- tion of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U.S. and Canada. Hite signed a memorandum of agreement
Thursday with the Wisconsin Army National Guard and the Department of Workforce Devel- opment to bring the Veterans in Piping program to Camp Douglas. Hite was joined by Colonel Kenneth Koon and Secretary Roberta Gassman. Veterans in Piping, or VIP, offers 20 weeks of training necessary to become an apprentice, in- cluding two intensive weeks of transitional rein- tegration and work readiness to help veterans return to civilian life. That training is led by Judae Bost’n, Ed.D. Job placement is guaranteed upon successful completion. The training is free. “Our service members give so much to our
country,” Hite said. “We want to ensure they have the training and support necessary for a suc- cessful career, and life, after their time in the mil- itary. Our vision of making the Veterans in Piping program available to men and women nation- wide is happening with this much-anticipated ex- pansion to Wisconsin. We are honored to have the hard-working and dedicated veterans of the U.S. military as members of our UA Family.” Kenneth G. Grant, director of the Office of
Veterans Services at the Department of Work- force Development, added, “This is a great op-
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United Association launches Veterans in Piping initiative in Wisconsin
portunity for Wisconsin, in partnership with the UA, to reach out to our veterans and offer them a new career opportunity. Through each of the state job centers, we are notifying service mem- bers of this program and working with them to become eligible students.” Camp Douglas is the third VIP site nationwide.
The first is in conjunction with the Washington National Guard, Workforce Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs with support from Washington Governor Chris Gregoire. That program has graduated 96 veterans since August 2008. VIP launched in March 2009 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., training active Marines before their discharge. That initiative has trained 90 vet- erans. The training costs the UA between $20,000
and $25,000 per person. Funding comes from the UA International Training Fund, created by a contribution of 10 cents per hour by working members. Approximately 2 million of our nation’s veter-
ans have served since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The unemployment rate for those veterans tops 10%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Veterans between the ages of 18 and 24 had an unemployment rate of more than 21%, twice that of the veterans who served in the same era but are older, ages 25 to 34. “The UA VIP Program gives veterans the
skills to succeed and provides direct placement into our industry for our nation’s heroes,” said Terry Hayden, Business Manager of UA Local 434 in central and western Wisconsin.
NAOHSM to host scholarship golf tournament
East Petersburg, Pa. — NAOHSM will hold
the First Annual Dave Nelsen Scholarship Golf Tournament, accompanied by a new scholarship program, at its 58th annual convention and trade show in Hershey, Pa., May 22 – 25. Judy Garber, executive administrator of
NAOHSM said, “We have hosted a golf outing at past conventions, but this year we will have a
raising funds for our scholarship program.” The golf tournament will begin at 1:00 p.m. on
May 23 at Iron Valley Golf Course in Lebanon, Pa. It will be a scramble with a shotgun start. The cost per golfer includes golf participation, lunch and a post-tournament cocktail party and awards ceremony. This year marks NAOHSM’s 12th year award-
true tournament. Goodbye to Callaway-style golf. Thanks to Kevin Rooney (OHI) and George Fantacone (V.P. from the Rhode Island chapter), those who participate in the tournament will find an organized, dedicated event with the goal of
ing Dave Nelsen scholarships. To date, they have given students over $161,000 in scholarships to continue their education in the industry. In 2010, they awarded 12 $2,000 awards. In 2011, they are modifying the criteria for the review process and will limit the number of awards. There will be a minimum of four awards of $5,000 each. More emphasis will be placed on instructor rec- ommendations, financial need and a student’s clear passion for his or her future plans. Each award will be jointly named after its sponsor — the manufacturer (or individual) and NAOHSM. All winners and their families will be invited
as guests to the awards banquet on May 24. Spe- cial tables will be reserved for the sponsors of the awards and for the students receiving the awards. Visit
www.naohsm.org.
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