Women in Apprenticeship Day
Gov. Tim Walz has proclaimed Nov. 12, 2020, Women in Apprenticeship Day as part of Apprenticeship Week in Minnesota. NAW20-Women-in-Apprenticeship-Day
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State of Minnesota Apprentice of the Day Travis Hawley
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 Travis Hawley Travis Hawley is an electrical apprentice with the South Central Minnesota Electrical JATC. After serving in the U.S. Air Force he took the advice of his father, also an IBEW Local 343 electrician, to pursue the trade via a registered apprenticeship program. Hawley is a strong advocate of the benefits […]
Notice of Vacancies for State Board of Electricity.
The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State today released notice of vacancies for various state boards, councils and committees that are accepting applications. Minnesotans are encouraged to apply and serve in demonstration of public service. The newest vacancies are listed below, and the full list of 456 vacancies can be found on their website Open […]
Minnesota Unemployment update
Minnesota is now approved by the federal government to participate in the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program. LWA is a short-term emergency program. It will provide an additional $300 per week to most unemployed UI applicants due to COVID-19. States have the option to provide an additional $100/week benefit from their own Coronavirus Relief Fund. […]
Executive Orders
President Trump signed several executive orders on Saturday. Workers earning less than $2,000 pre-tax dollars a week will have Social Security and Medicare taxes suspended. This will amount to 7.65% of your wages and will be in effect from September 1 – December 31, 2020. The president’s order also directs the Secretary of the Treasury […]
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Update
With special session approaching and the uncertainty of anything being finalized before the end of the month, here are somethings we do know. The extra $600 on top of UI ends July 25 in Minnesota, even though the federal government has it set July 31. There is also a federal 13-week extension of UI that […]
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Wage Allocation Results
The results for the wage allocation were finalized today by John Swanson, as Head Teller, and the Executive Board as Tellers. A big thank you to everyone that returned your ballot. This was a considerable turn out for a wage allocation vote. Thank you again. 482 ballots returned 1 ballot was in the arrears 1 […]
Training Director Andy Toft Announces Retirement
South Central JATC Training Director Andy Toft Announces Retirement Rochester, MN – June 12, 2020 The South Central Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) announced today that Training Director Andy Toft is retiring from his position as Training Director. Toft served as Training Director for the JATC since 1992. During his 28 years at […]
Mail in Ballot
There are options to apply for a ballot to be sent to you from Minnesota for federal, state, and county elections with all the talk about safety with voting in this time of the pandemic. Not only does this allow you to vote early, but it also saves you time from having to wait in […]