Breaking Ground

Breaking Ground educates listeners about why union labor and solidarity is more important than ever! Operating Engineers Local 3 is the largest construction trades local in the U.S., representing over 38,000 members across a four-state jurisdiction of Northern California, Northern Nevada, Utah and Hawaii, including the mid-Pacific Islands. From heavy equipment operators, crane operators and mechanics, to surveyors, construction inspectors, highway maintenance workers, police officers and other public employees, Local 3 represents the men and women who drive this country’s economy. Stay informed as we tackle important topics for labor including trends in our digital world like the gig economy and automation, as well as organizing tactics, labor politics and interviews with union leaders and members.

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Breaking Ground

So .. how does one get accepted into the Local 3 Training Center Program in California? And … what’s a career in the Trades look like?

February 02, 2021 • IUOE3 • Episode 8

The Operating Engineers Local 3 Journeyman and Apprentice Training Center (OE3 JATC) is nationally recognized as one of the biggest and best training programs in the country, producing skilled and trained Operating Engineers every year, who enter the workforce with a career path that is free and a trade that gives them a comfortable life and retirement. Apprentices in this program literally earn while they learn and make more per hour, with every step of the apprenticeship they complete. Listen to Director of Apprenticeship Greg Gasaway and Director of Training Cat Lytle explain how one can get accepted into this prestigious training program, what to expect once accepted and whether or not a career in the trades is right for you. It’s not easy to get in, but if you do get accepted and graduate, it will literally change your life. You don’t want to miss this one!