Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and U.S. Rep. Greg Casar (D-Austin) celebrated graduates working to fill trade jobs in Central Texas on Wednesday, while highlighting efforts to further close the gap.
Meeting the growing need is a challenge statewide. Texas has a shortage of workers in construction, manufacturing and other skilled trades.
On Wednesday morning, North America’s Building Trades Unions brought its national Opportunity Pipeline Tour to the UA Local 286 Training Center in East Austin to celebrate local graduates of an apprentice readiness program.