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I N T E R N A T I O N A L U N I O N O FP A I N T E R S A N D A L L I E D T R A D E SDISTRICT COUNCIL 77 - ALABAMA, GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEEHONORINGOUR VETERANSApprentices from DistrictCouncil 77/Local Union437 take a moment for agroup shot outside of thePurple Heart Thrift Storein Knoxville, Tennessee.The apprentices, led bytraining instructor RodneyReeder, did some on-thejobtraining in the storefor a good cause.DISTRICT COUNCIL 80 - ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEETraining Center Opens to Meet Industrial Painting DemandIn Arkansas, labor and managementhave successfully workedtogether to open a badly neededtraining center to meet the growingdemand for industrial painters.This is the second training centerfor IUPAT District Council 80 and agrand opening celebration is soon onthe way. In the meantime, it has beenall business for council leadership andour employers in the region as theymoved quickly to get the training centerequipped and up and running.First, IUPAT Local Union 424 inLittle Rock was able to secure$150,000 in state grants through theArkansas Apprenticeship CoordinationSteering Committee for sandblastingand other related industrial equipment.The council was also able to securea $20,000 grant through theDepartment of Workforce Services forSSPC books, manuals and instructortraining guides.Finally, thanks to the efforts of thePainters and Allied Trades LMCI andthe Finishing Trades Institute, DC 80now has a certified SSPC instructor onpremises to deliver C-3, C-7 and C-12classes.Working as a team on the nationaland local level, IUPAT leadership andits partners in the LMCI and FTI successfullygenerated new employmentopportunities for the membership. It’san exceptional example of how ourunion works every day for a better lifefor the men and women of the IUPAT.16 O C T O B E R - D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 0 • J O U R N A L