Moving forward, Daikin continues to grow and require more workers. Local 480 is organizing accordingly, spreading the good graces of working in unionized HVAC to anyone who will listen.
SMACNA says final rules address a workforce skills crisis and shortage due almost entirely to "the predictable and avoidable result of intentional underinvestment in skill and workforce quality over decades."
The former president of Western Allied Mechanical and past president of SMACNA is SNIPS NEWS' latest industry icon. Here, she talks about her career and why retirement hasn’t stopped her.