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P4A’s goal is to provide UWUA members with information, resources and training opportunities that will enhance their knowledge of the industry and their ability to perform their jobs more effectively within the new global marketplace. Keeping skills updated is critical for our linemen and substation workers as they work to keep infrastructure in place and electricity to our homes and business’.

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Program Offers Path to Employment for In-Demand Renewable Industry Jobs Potterville, MI (August 5, 2019) – The UWUA Power for America Training Trust Fund (P4A) and the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO announce a unique, new union apprenticeship program that provides world-class skills training and a path to employment for in-demand jobs in […]

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Electric NEWS|10.23.17
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Electric NEWS|08.11.16
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