Congratulations to Spokane Graduates of the WeTrain's Washington Meatcutter Apprenticeship Program
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Big congratulations to the inaugural graduating class of the WeTrain Washington Spokane Meatcutter Apprenticeship Program!
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WeTrain Washington is seeking a qualified Fishmonger Apprenticeship Instructor!
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WeTrain Washington is seeking a qualified Fishmonger Apprenticeship Instructor!
The Seattle Puget Sound Meatcutters and Fishmongers Apprenticeship Program is a partnership between UFCW 3000, the State of Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), retail grocery employers, and South Seattle College. The goal of the Seattle Puget Sound Meatcutters and Fishmongers Apprenticeship Program is to share industry knowledge, skills, and techniques to develop Apprentices into highly skilled Journey Meatcutters and Fishmongers. This Fishmonger Apprenticeship program is the first of it's kind in the U.S.
The Fishmonger Apprenticeship Instructor will teach aspiring Fishmongers in the Seattle Puget Sound Region, specifically in Snohomish and Kitsap Counties. The new instructor will need to work approximately one day per week between January and August of 2024. The application deadline is November 10, 2023.
Learn more about, and apply to the open Fishmonger Apprenticeship Instructor position here! >>
UFCW 3000 Podcast Episode 9: UFCW 3000 Member Amber Wise Runs for Office
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What happens when you realize you could run for local office? How can the union, and the labor movement as a whole, help union members do that? And wait, how does being a mom prepare you for being a meat cutter? Host Michaela sits down with Amber Wise, a UFCW 3000 member, apprentice meat cutter at Kirkland PCC, mom of 2, and current candidate for the board of Commissioners for Public Hospital District #2…
Read MoreUFCW 3000 Podcast Episode 4: Apprenticeships—or, WeTrain You on How to Pick Your Steak and Advance Your Career
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How can your union further your career? What is a union apprenticeship? What's our union doing to create more high-paying and safer jobs in our industries? Michaela talks to fellow UFCW 3000 member Indy about his experience with the union meat cutting apprenticeship program, and then talks to Evan and Andy about the apprenticeship and the new WeTrain workforce development organization.
UFCW 3000 union shop steward Michaela is always ready to answer fellow members’ questions about their union. She’s also a devoted murder podcast listener. Put those interests together, and she decided to start a union podcast to get all her coworkers’ questions and her own questions answered, and to meet as many people as possible who could share what it means to be a part of UFCW 3000. (No murder on this podcast, only solidarity!)
*The information shared on this podcast is offered by rank and file union member leaders of UFCW 3000. There may be inaccuracies or misstatements shared, as members will be speaking from the lenses of their perspectives and life experiences. While members are doing their best to share good information, we can make no claims to 100% accuracy and this podcast should not be construed as legal advice.
UFCW 3000 Member Story: Marc Tabisula & Meat Apprenticeship Values
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Marc Tabisula started with QFC in 2022, as Meat Service Counter Clerk. He attended the Meat Cutter Pre-Apprenticeship Program and credits it for getting him a meat apprenticeship with QFC. The Pre-Apprenticeship Program helps interested workers find out what it means to have a career as a meat cutter and gives them the knowledge that employers are looking for when hiring apprentices…
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