NEWS
HOT ITEM
Recent News
Scholarship Winners | 2025April 24, 2025 - 10:47 am
2024 Indiana Kentucky Graduate Speaker – Kyle HarveyMarch 28, 2025 - 1:49 pm
Military Outreach Makes Big ImpactMarch 24, 2025 - 3:29 pm
2025 Central Midwest Sisterhood UpdateMarch 3, 2025 - 5:13 pm
Craft Spotlight – Justin RogersFebruary 26, 2025 - 4:44 pm
Ohio’s Newest Journey-Level Carpenters: Class of 2025February 25, 2025 - 12:55 pm
Craft Spotlight – Brandon HuffmanFebruary 19, 2025 - 3:26 pm
CSCRC Relief Fund is Accepting Donations to Help Our Members in Texas
/0 Comments/in News /by IKORCCCentral South’s Local 551 – the largest Local in our Council – sits in the heart of this historic natural disaster still unfolding in Texas.
The CSCRC Relief Fund is activated and is accepting donations so that we can get aid to our brothers and sisters who have been devastated by Hurricane Harvey and the 500-year flood that it caused.
If you can, please consider donating. Make your check out to CSCRC Relief Fund and mail it to: CSCRC Relief Fund, 2850 Massachusetts Avenue, Metairie, LA 70003. For more information, visit their page at http://www.centralsouthcarpenters.org/
Thank you!
Megan Walkowiak Receives Appreciation Award from Carpenters Local 435
/0 Comments/in Diversity, News /by IKORCCThe Indiana Kentucky Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters (IKORCC) selected Megan Walkowiak from Carpenters Local 435 to represent the Early Intervention Committee’s motto for, “Contractor, Community, Customer”, during the summer conference. She is a 3rd generation carpenter. Her grandfather, Benny Sroka (deceased), was an Honorary 65 year member, and her father, Dave Walkowiak, is a 39 year member.
Like most young adults graduating high school, Megan had ambitions. She decided to pursue a bachelor’s degree in business management, with a minor in human resources. After entering the world of nine-to-five, she decided being behind a desk wasn’t for her. Instead, she wanted to pursue a career as a contractor. She approached her father about joining the carpenters union and he insisted she had to go through the apprenticeship program.
While going through her apprenticeship, Megan excelled and started to stand out as a leader. During the third year of her apprenticeship, Megan was chosen to go to the International Training Center (ITC) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Upon her return, she immediately applied the skills she learned from her training. Megan began to mentor other women in the trade and started giving back to the community. Megan stated that one of her favorite volunteer projects was reroofing a house for a needy family whose child had cerebral palsy.
Megan was appointed as Chairperson for Locals’ 435 and 373 Sisters in the Brotherhood (S.I.B.) Committee, where she conducts monthly meetings and continually inspires women to excel with their contractors, community, and customers. Recently, Megan was awarded a plaque of appreciation for all the work she has done. The plaque was presented to her at the August 8, 2017, Carpenters Local 435 Union meeting. Her father, along with her UBC sisters from Carpenters Locals 435 and 373, were in attendance to witness her accepting the award. The award was presented to her by the officers of Carpenters Local 435, several IKORCC representatives, and a special appearance by Teresa Moore, the IKORCC S.I.B. chairperson.
It is an honor to have this young lady go from an apprentice, journeyman, to newly a signatory contractor for our organization. The IKORCC looks forward to seeing great things come from her in the future and wishes her the best in her career!
Earn While You Learn
/0 Comments/in News /by IKORCCDid you know that the IKORCC Apprenticeship Program pays you to learn and allows you to graduate debt-free with an associate degree from Cuyahoga (Tri-C), Ivy Tech, or Owens community college? With thousands of apprentices and hundreds of thousands of hours of training per year, our three state apprenticeship is leading the way against the competition. Learn more about the IKORCC Apprenticeship Program by contacting your local IKORCC office or by emailing website@ikorcc.com.
8 Hour Awareness Classes Going Strong!
/0 Comments/in News /by IKORCCIKORCC teaches an 8 hour ICRA classes throughout our region. This is an awareness class for hospital and indusutry firms to demonstrate the best ways to continue preventing infection during hospital construction. Here is Ron Clements teaching an 8hr ICRA class at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN for the infection control Dept, plant ops, and I.T dept.
Trump announces $200M apprenticeship initiative
/0 Comments/in News /by IKORCCAUTHOR
Kim Slowey@kimslowey
PUBLISHED
June 16, 2017
Dive Brief:
Dive Insight:
The Associated Builders and Contractors lauded the announcement Thursday and said the measures outlined in the executive order would help the construction industry with skills training and help eliminate a 500,000-worker shortage.
One controversial aspect of the executive order is the fact that Trump does not require apprenticeship programs to be registered with the DOL, which currently sets program parameters and certifies them to make sure they’re in compliance and provide quality training and education. Oversight of unregistered programs, critics say, could result in some sham offerings.
Administration officials said there are unique training requirements for each industry, and the private sector could be better positioned than the DOL to develop industry-specific apprenticeship programs.
If the program is successful in creating more skilled workers, it would certainly come as a welcome relief to the construction industry. According to an Associated General Contractors of America survey, 73% of companies anticipate hiring new workers this year, but 73% also said they anticipate difficulty in doing so.
Earlier this month, when the president revealed more details about his $1 trillion infrastructure plan, he said he wanted to create at least 1 million new apprenticeship positions in the next two years. This, as well as the order, was most likely in response to industry concerns about how such an ambitious program would further stress the limited skilled-labor pool.