'Golden ticket to job security’: Trade union partnerships hold promise for high school students

'Golden ticket to job security’: Trade union partnerships hold promise for high school students

For trade unions and CTE programs, new collaboration may be key to survival.

Students Experience Skilled Trade Jobs at Annual Event in Edgewood - Mix 94.7 KMCH

Some high school students from the Delaware County area recently had an opportunity to try their hand at careers in the skilled trades. It was the third annual High-Demand Skilled Trades Event at Kendrick Forest Products in Edgewood last Tuesday. This event is a regional partnership between Delaware County Economic Development, Kendrick Forest Products, Edgewood Chamber of Commerce, and Northeast Iowa Community College.  Over a dozen area busine…