Why the Trades?

E02: Ironmen & Ironworkers with Billy Cockerel & Kelly Cooper


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Show Notes

This week Clelland welcomes his father-in-law, Billy, and his fellow Iron worker, Kelly. With a combined experience of almost 60 years in iron working, they talk shop with Clelland. They touch on a lot of ins and outs of iron working, the education that it takes to become an iron worker, and the way the local union operates.

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Topics covered in this episode:

  1. Apprenticeships
  • Being a Union Member
  • Types of Jobs for an Iron Worker
  • The Pay and Freedom   
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    Guest Links

    Iron Workers Local 70 Union

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    Billy Cockerel - Retired Iron Work, Local 70

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    Kelly Cooper, Examining Committee Local 70

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