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2023 Plaster Tenders Apprenticeship Graduation
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!!!
The Plaster Tenders Apprenticeship Program (“Program”) held a celebration honoring the hard work and dedication of (40) new Plaster Tender Journeymen on March 19, 2023. To attain journeyperson status, these graduates have completed (3) years of hard training, including at least 480 hours of classroom instruction and working 3,600 hours of on-the-job training (OJT). The OJT and classroom instruction cover the stucco, interior plaster, exterior insulation finish systems, fireproofing, and scaffolding industries. In addition, many safety and certification courses are part of the training, including OSHA 30 training, first aid and CPR, aerial boom/scissor lift, scaffold user, scaffold builder, forklift, and pump certification.
Jon P. Preciado, Business Manager of the Southern California District Council of Laborers and Chairman of the Plaster Tenders Apprenticeship & Training Trust and JAC, acknowledged the hard work and sacrifice given by these graduates and their families. “We are thankful that we’re able to celebrate our graduates’ accomplishments in person again and are very proud of every one of you,” Jon said. Jon reminded them to continuously work hard to ensure that they always give their employers an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay, encouraged them to try their best to be a good example for others to follow, and reminded them that learning is a lifelong endeavor.
Rocco Davis, Special Assistant to the General President & LiUNA Vice President and Regional Manager of Laborers International Union of North America – Pacific Southwest Region, congratulated the graduates and urged them to continue training to improve their skills, maintain their training certifications up-to-date, and pass along their knowledge to other apprentices that come behind them.
Wall and ceiling industry contractor representatives spoke highly of the apprenticeship program and the training provided by its instructors. Greg Malachowski, Vice President -Caston, Inc., praised the Program for the quality training and education each plaster tender receives while in the Apprenticeship Program. He noted that several plaster tender graduates working for his company run work as foremen.
Graduates:
On behalf of the Plaster Tenders Apprenticeship Program Staff,
WE THANK YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE!!
| Miguel Aguirre | Mike Corona | Juan Lopez | Vicente Rodriguez |
| Roberto Aldaco | Uriel De La Cruz | Gregory Montano | Luis Rodriguez |
| Luis Alonso | Rafael Delfin | Juan Morales | Alfredo Smith |
| Carlos Anchondo | Richard Espinoza Jr. | Luis Moreno | Hugh Smith |
| Jaime Aviles | Juan Espitia | Daniel Munoz | German Soch-Camaja |
| Pedro Ayala | Luis Favela | Juan Murillo | Nicholas Torres |
| Jovanny Banuelos | Jose Gonzalez | Saul Pule | Manuel Valdivia |
| Luis Cabral | Jesus Granados | Juan Ramirez | Daniel Walshworth |
| Javier Casillas | Frank Jackson | Reynaldo Reyes | Alex Zavala |
| Fernando Castro | Eriberto Jimenez | Juan Rodriguez | Alex Womack |
| Joel Salazar |
Graduate, ROBERTO ALDACO receives the “ 2023 Apprentice of the Year “ award.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR INVALUABLE SUPPORTERS
THANK YOU! for your gifts and support to this year’s apprenticeship training and the Graduation Ceremony. It is your generosity and belief in our mission that enables us to perform this work. We are deeply grateful for your partnership.
Jon P. Preciado – Southern California District Council of Laborers
For their generous monetary contribution towards expenses for the Graduation Ceremony, and a monetary gift to the Plaster Tender “Apprentice of the Year”.
Albert Carrillo – WWCCA
For kindly donating a monetary gift to the Plaster Tender “Apprentice of the Year” and their generous donations to the Apprenticeship Program throughout the year.
Gustavo Valle– Miller Kaplan
For their generous monetary contributions towards the purchase of apprenticeship tools.
Alexander B. Cvitan and Natalia Bautista – Reich, Adell & Cvitan
For their generous monetary contributions towards the purchase of apprenticeship tools.
Bob Glaza and Marcy Uribe-Sanchez – Pacific Southwest Administrators
For their generous monetary contributions towards the purchase of apprenticeship tools and gift cards for the graduates.
Vince Uribe and Executive Board – Plaster Tenders Local Union 1414
For their generous monetary contribution towards expenses for the Graduation Ceremony
Martin Rodriguez and Robert Klugh – Martin Bros./Marcowall
For kindly donating training materials to the Plaster Tenders Apprenticeship School throughout the years.
Caston Inc. | KHS&S | Nevell Group., Inc. | P.C.I. | Quickcrete | Raymond Group | Schmitt Contracting | Sierra Fireproofing | VCI
Thank you for kindly donating training materials to the Plaster Tenders Apprenticeship and Training School throughout the year.
