Name Hiring: Pre-apprentices & Apprentices
The Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104 and Bay Area Industry Training Fund (JATC) endeavors to have skilled and qualified apprentices available for dispatch to meet current and future industry requirements. When needed, the union office contacts eligible applicants (in order of application) to offer employment to individuals seeking opportunities as a pre-apprentice.
Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the Local 104 District 1 dispatch offices allot every other application “slot” for specific name hires. Employers can name-call pre-apprentices from the out-of-work list as long as they alternate their selection chronologically on a one-on-one basis. The first selection can be by the employer.
Contractors are also able to request a specific person from any source as a building trade sheet metal pre-apprentice in Local 104 District 1 providing the following primary criteria are met:
- Over 48 hours have passed without the dispatch request being filled and the Local 104 office has allotted every other slot for name hires.
- Contractors have the required ratio of journeyworkers and apprentices per the CBA
- The named pre-apprentice will become an eligible applicant for the apprenticeship program within one year of their dispatch to the employer