PORTAGE | Two Local 395 Ironworkers apprentices get a chance to show what they’re made of on a national stage. David Brightwell Jr. of Lowell and Sam Howard of Hobart have attained the honor of ...

SHEFFIELD — One by one, ironworker apprentices from 14 Southeastern union locals took their turns climbing a 35-foot steel I-beam to see who could get to the top and ring the bell the quickest.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for Ironworkers, Local Union 40 and 361, will recruit 100 apprentices this month, the state Department of Labor announced.

After bouncing around in several job paths, including retail sales, office receptionist and warehouse worker, Cindy Crisanto has begun a potentially lucrative career as a welder and ironworker — a ...