Schools to Tools
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Unionized skilled tradespeople build our roads and bridges, solar fields and power plants, factories and office buildings, housing and storefronts, and more. The men and women who pursue careers in construction are crucial to our economic future and quite literally leave their mark on our state through their work.
This is rewarding work that offers competitive salaries and meaningful benefits like healthcare and pensions. Union skilled trades members take pride in what they build, are empowered to live rich lives filled with friends and family, can leverage their skills to grow and shape their careers in unexpected ways, and are able to retire with dignity.
Too often, young adults find their way into the skilled trades only after having tried college, the military or work in another field. When it occurs to them that they have finally found a career that excites them in the trades, they often regret the years spent pursuing directions that were not a good fit for their skills or their interests. While college is a great option for some, exploring union skilled trades is an alternative that should not be overlooked.
Schools to Tools aims to provide students, parents, teachers and school counselors with the information, training and hands on experiences they need to make informed career decisions aware of all their options.
Schools to Tools is a program of the Northern Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters.
