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PAINTERS
Scope of Work - Work includes indoor and outdoor work, brush/roller/spray, with most work being more than 10' off the ground (towers, tall buildings, etc.). Painters prepare surfaces of buildings and other structures and then apply paint by means of brushes, rollers or sprayers. Work with varnish, enamels, lacquer and other materials. May also paint interior rooms or cover walls with paper, fabrics, vinyls or other materials (paperhanger). The painters must be able to mix paints as well as do sandblasting and waterblasting.
Working Conditions - Painters work both indoors and out. Outside work is done in relatively mild weather. In some jobs, especially maintenance and redecoration of offices and building, the painter may be required to work evenings or weekends. Work is seasonal; however, new materials and methods tend to give more steady employment throughout the year. Physical and health hazards include the dangers of poisoning, falling from ladders and scaffolds, breathing paint fumes and dust. The work involves standing, bending, climbing and working with arms over the head most of the time.
Apprenticeship Requirements
Length of Program - 3-year apprenticeship program, 4 hours per week (day or evening).
Requirements - High school diploma or GED, dependable transportation, eye exam (no color blindness), no aversion to working at heights, good basic health. School stresses dependability. Show up on time, every time.
To apply, contact the District Council office to get a list of contractors. Visit contractors to get hired as apprentice. Contractor will refer to apprenticeship school.
Courses Required - Wood Finishing, Blueprint Reading, Color Mixing and Matching, Special Decorative Effects, and Wall Covering. Upgrading for journeymen includes Asbestos Encapsulation and Vinyl Wall Coverings.
Painters Apprentice School-Painters District Council 1-M
I.U.P.A.T. Painters Local Union 514 - Painters Apprenticeship
Robert Wells, Director of Training
14587 Barber
Warren, Michigan 48088
(586) 552-4481
FAX (586) 552-4477
I.U.P.A.T. DC1M
F.T.I of Great Lakes
Robert Wells, Director & Training Coordinator
14587 Barber Avenue
Warren, MI 48088
(586) 552-4481
FAX (586) 552-4477
Robert Gonzalez, Business Manager & Special Trustee
(586) 552-4474
Territories Covered: The Entire State of Michigan
I.U.P.A.T District Council 1-M
Robert Gonzalez, Business Manager
PO Box 497
Freeland, MI 48623
(989) 695-6889
FAX (989) 695-6889
Coordinates the Following:
Painters & Drywall Finishing Local 312 - Kalamazoo Painters J.A.C.
Ken Pifer, Business Representative
1473 30th Street
Galesburg, Michigan 49053
CELL (269) 998-6917
Territories Covered: Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Branch, St.Joseph, Cass, Van Buren, Allegan, Barry, and Eaton.
I.U.P.A.T. Local - Local 845
Fred Frederickson, Business Representative
419 S. Washington Ave.
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 882-3701
FAX (517) 882-2412
CELL:(517) 242-2986
I.U.P.A.T. Painters Local 1011 - Painters Local Training Center
Travis Cary, Training Coordinator
116 South 9th Street
Escanaba, MI 49829
(906) 786-9626
FAX (906) 786-9626
Territories Covered: Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon, Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menomiee and Schoolcraft.
Great lakes District Council 1M Training Center
Lorna Ferley, Training Coordinator
750 Lake Lansing Rd.
Suite C
Lansing, MI 48906
(517) 882-3701
FAX (517) 882-2412
Territories Covered: Genesee, Shiawassee and Lapeer.
I.U.P.A.T. Painters Local 1803
Robert Gonzalez, Business Manager
P.O. Box 497
7677 Midland Rd.
Freeland, MI 48623
(989) 695-6888
FAX (989) 695-6889