PACE joins partnership in $340,000 training grant

With the support of PACE – the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union – Century College in White Bear Lake will receive a $340,000 Job Skills Grant from the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership. The grant – to be matched by the state’s five largest manufacturers of corrugated boxes – will create a paper and packaging training lab at the college.

Gerry A. Parzino, business agent for PACE Local 7-264, said the grant would be targeted both at recruitment of apprentices and retention of experienced workers. The training, expected to begin in January, will cover skills ranging from entry-level positions to upper-end operations, including technologically advanced machinery.

Participating in the training will be Green Bay Packaging, International Paper, Rock-Tenn Co., Smurfit/Stone Container Corp., and Willamette Industries.

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This article was written for The Union Advocate newspaper. Used by permission. The Union Advocate is the official publication of the St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly. E-mail The Advocate at: advocate@mtn.org

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