Convention Resolution
Resolution 31: Preserving Middle-Class Jobs: Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing
… and Skill Enhancement Programs The aerospace industry maintains a highly skilled workforce. Training and registered apprenticeship programs are essential to fill the skill gap left from retiring workers and technological advances. We call on the federal government to fund union-led training and apprenticeship programs in the aerospace industry. The Service Contract and Walsh-Healey Public Contract Acts must be … eligible contracts. This legislation preferably will include a mandated commitment to on-the-job training and registered apprenticeship opportunities, calculated as a percentage of the employer’s overall workforce under the government contract. …