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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Profiled Company: Hobart Borthers Troy, OH  Hobart Welding Products has spent decades (over 9 decades, since 1917, to be exact) designing, testing and manufacturing a full line of welding and cutting products that are industrial quality and easy to use and all carry our 5/3/1 Industrial Warranty. Whether you're in production, farming, maintenance, auto repair, or a do-it-yourselfer, we have a product that fits your needs. And with our dedicated commitment to customer service you'll find that we're easy to contact, easy to work with and easy to get information from — we're here to help you.
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 Unions Electrical Workers - he International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) represents approximately 725,000 members who work in a wide variety of fields, including utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government. Teamsters - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is one of the largest labor unions in the world. It is also the most diverse union in the U.S. The union represents everyone from A to Z - from airline pilots to zookeepers. One out of every ten union members is a Teamster. Operating Engineers - The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) is a progressive, diversified trade union that primarily represents operating engineers, who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, and surveyors in the construction industry, and stationary engineers, who work in operations and maintenance in building and industrial complexes, and in the service industries. National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee - The mission of the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee is to develop and standardize training to educate the members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the National Electrical Contractors Association; insuring and providing the Electrical Construction Industry with the most highly trained and highly skilled workforce possible. United Auto Workers - The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) is one of the largest and most diverse unions in North America, with members in virtually every sector of the economy. UAW-represented workplaces range from multinational corporations, small manufacturers and state and local governments to colleges and universities, hospitals and private non-profit organizations. Working for America Institute - The AFL-CIO Working for America Institute (WAI) is a union-sponsored, nonprofit organization dedicated to creating good jobs and building strong communities. Created in 1998 as the successor to the AFL-CIO Human Resources Development Institute, WAI has made significant progress in articulating a vision of a high road economy—an economy that competes in today's global marketplace on the basis of innovation, quality and skill rather than on low wages and benefits. Boilermakers - The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers is a diverse union representing about 100,000 workers in the construction, shipbuilding, railroad, manufacturing, mining, and emergency medical service industries throughout the United States and Canada. |
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