David Wondolowski, executive secretary for the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, applauds the city of Cleveland's proposed $10 million investment into training the local workforce for critical infrastructure projects.
Historic levels of federal infrastructure investments are looming, and if the city of Cleveland means to take advantage of the dollars coming available, thousands of workers need to be trained and added to the workforce.
Two requests for use of the city’s American Rescue Plan Act dollars on education and workforce development initiatives made it out of a Cleveland City Council committee meeting Tuesday, but not until after facing some tough questions from council members.
Northeast Ohio companies say flexibility has been key to building and keeping their workforce in a jobs market much different than they faced a few years ago.
Chris Mambu Rasch: Matt, you were recently appointed as the Executive Director of the Allied Construction Employers Association (ACEA). Can you explain what the organization is and who you represent? Matt Marcellis: The ACEA is the umbrella organization for 11 different trade-specific associations and more than 125 union contractors that employ thousands of union tradesmen .