BAC Apprentices Excel at MCAA Masonry Skills Challenge

JOURNAL: ISSUE 1 - 2015

BAC apprentices New Jersey, Ohio and Michigan competed in the 16th MCAA Masonry Skills Challenge at the 2015 World of Masonry held in Las Vegas on February 4th.  

Bricklayer apprentices from Union and non-union programs from across the country were given projects appropriate to their craft skills whether in their first, second or third year of training.

BAC Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer, who attended the contest, said that more and more young people are taking a closer look at, and joining the trades. “Today’s generation realizes that college may not be for everyone or they just don’t want a lot of college debt, so they get into a Union apprenticeship, go through their training, and build a career as a skilled craftworker,” Kramer said.

BAC apprentices placed in all three categories.

From left, BAC Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer, Kevin Kidd of Local 22 OH (3rd place, third-year apprentices), Zachary Zuidema of Local 21 IL (1st place, second-year apprentices), IMTEF National Apprenticeship and Training Director Bob Arnold, and Joshua Bourne of Local 16 OH (2nd place, first-year apprentices).