The 2025 International Apprenticeship contest took place on January 28th through the 30th in Las Vegas, Nevada at the International Surfaces Event. Apprentices from all over our International Union competed at regional competitions and the top apprentice in each regional won a spot to compete in Las Vegas. District Council 16’s apprentice was Local 12’s […]
February 07, 2025Class of 2023
Posted July 26, 2024
Brothers and Sisters,
Saturday July 20, 2024, DC16 held the Annual Apprenticeship Diner for the graduates from 2023. Local 1237 had several graduates, Cody Hartwick, Manuel Aguilera, and Matt Jaques. All three were in attendance and Cody won the Floor Covering Apprentice of the Year for 2023. Congratulations Cody! This is a full circle moment for me, Cody’s father Greg Hartwick and I went through the same program back in the 90’s. They were just kids when they signed up and I told them they had no idea what they signed up for and 5 years later they all survived. Congratulations gentlemen, you just got your degree from Blue Collar University.