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 22
I.U.P.A.T. Painters Local Union 514 - Painters Apprenticeship
14587 Barber
Warren, Michigan 48088
(586) 552-4481                    
FAX (586) 552-4482      Robert Wells, Apprentice Coordinator

Tom McVicar, Career Opportunity Consultant- (586) 552-4474

Territories Covered:  The Entire State of Michigan

Painters & Drywall Finishing Local 312 - Kalamazoo Painters J.A.C.
3617 Gembrit Circle
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001
(269) 323-1001
FAX (269) 323-1030      Kim Hansen, Training Coordinator

Ken Pifer, Career Opportunity Consultant-
(269) 323-1001

Territories Covered:  Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Branch, St.Joseph, Cass, Van Buren, Allegan, Barry, Eaton and Hillsdale.

I.U.P.A.T. Painters Local 1011 - Painters Local Training Center
116 South 9th Street
Escanaba, MI 49829
(906) 786-9626
FAX (906) 786-9626      Jim Anderson, Training Coordinator
E-Mail: paint1011@chartermi.net 

Territories Covered:  Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon, Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menomiee and Schoolcraft.

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades- Local 1052
2817 Corunna Road
Flint, MI 48503-3253
jKelley71@hotmail.com
(810) 232-0005
FAX (810) 232-2720   Jeff Kelley , Training Coordinator

Territories Covered:  Genesee, Shiawassee and Lapeer.

I.U.P.A.T.  Painters Local 1803 - Tri-City Painters JATC Apprentice Training Center
P.O. Box 497 – 151 Main Street
Freeland, MI 48623
(989) 695-6771 
FAX (989) 695-6889      Steven J. Mitchell, Training Coordinator

Plasters Local 67 - Plastering Apprentice School
5555 Cogswell
Wayne, MI 48184
(734) 641-8093      Robert Plotzke, Training Coordinator 

Chuck Novak, Career Opportunity Consultant-
(248) 581-4053

Territories Covered:  Wayne, Oakland and Macomb.

Drywall Apprentice Training Program/District Council 22
14587 Barber Avenue
Warren , MI 48088
(586) 552-4474             Robert Wells, Training Coordinator
FAX (586) 552-4477

 Tom McVicar, Career Opportunity Consultant- (586) 552-4474

 Territories Covered: All Counties in South East Michigan

District Council 26 – Local 845
4209 South Pennsylvania Ave.
Lansing , MI 48910
(517) 882-3701         Conrad Yunker, Training Coordinator
FAX (517) 882-2412