Masonry Magazine January 2003 Page. 41
CALM Report Recommendations
The CALM report includes data on workforce age. The share of Pennsylvania construction workers 40 and over climbed from under a third to nearly half since the late 1980s. If construction demand remains strong, the aging workforce points to a need to maintain and possibly expand apprenticeship. The CALM report makes three recommendations.
Union apprenticeship programs should improve their marketing, including by making highly qualified students from all backgrounds more aware of generous subsidies for college.
The state government should partner with joint programs to invest in best-practice pre-apprenticeship and mentoring programs. This could increase the number of students who can meet and succeed in union apprenticeships, including women and minorities.
CALM undertook its study of apprenticeship as part of a project to inform school students, their parents, teachers and guidance counselors about the careers and opportunities available through joint labor-management apprenticeship and training programs.
For more information, visit www.constructionapprenticeships.org and www.keystoneresearch.org.
MCAA Members Take Top Awards
Four MCAA members swept the top honors at The Masonry Institute, Inc., design awards banquet on November 13, 2002, in Washington, D.C. The top four winners included:
Winner, Best of Show
Mason: Calvert Masonry, Inc., Alexandria, Va.
Project: Louis Stokes Health Science Library
Obituary
Ronnie Thompson of Thompson Masonry in Salem, Va., lost his wife, Sandy, in a snowmobile accident in New York on December 29, 2002. MCAA sends their deepest condolences to the Thompson family.
Winner, Masonry over $1 Million
Mason: Genco Masonry, Inc., Bethesda, Md.
Project: 601 New Jersey Ave.
Winner, Masonry between $500,000 to $1 Million
Mason: South County Construction Company, Clinton, Md.
Project: Holiday Inn
Winner, Masonry up to $500,000
Mason: L.F. Jennings, Inc., Falls Church, Va.
Project: Harris Teeter
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