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President Biden Appoints UA Member to Department of Labor Advisory Council
United Association Special Representative Larry Bulman, a 4th Generation UA member, was appointed in August by President Biden to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC). The United Association continues to play a central role in shaping the future of our industries and the legislation that impacts our membership.
This advisory council was established to provide recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of Labor to evaluate and improve the nationwide workforce and labor market information systems – an essential component of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which helps grow and strengthen workforce training, like the United Association’s gold-standard registered apprenticeship model.
“I am incredibly humbled to be given the opportunity to provide an essential voice shaping the future of workforce training and development: that of the men and women who perform the important work of building and maintaining our great nation,” said Brother Bulman. “The United Association is home to the best trained and most highly skilled craftspeople in the mechanical industry, and our voice is critical to improving and expanding workforce training initiatives.”