The Montana Department of Labor and Industry has proposed an increase in the number of apprentices that can be assigned to a single supervisor in trade settings. Governor Greg Gianforte has endorsed the proposal in tying the timing of the ratio change because of Montana’s growing need for housing and to federal investments in broadband infrast...
Trade Unions Voice Concerns Over New Apprenticeship Proposal
Trade unions and state officials are at odds over a proposed rule that would increase the number of apprentices who can work under a journeyman tradesman. Current state policy says one journeyman can train the first apprentice employed by a sponsor but two additional journeymen are required to train each subsequent apprentice. The new rule now...