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Construction Trades Job Fair at the Santa Barbara County Fair (2025)
IBEW at the 2025 SB County Fair
IBEW at the 2025 SB County Fair
IBEW at the 2025 SB County Fair
IBEW at the 2025 SB County Fair
Members of the IBEW Local 413 and UA Local 114 hosted booths at the Santa Barbara County Fair, offering swag, demonstrations, and information to fair-goers on apprenticeships and careers in the construction trades.
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"Apprenticeships in the construction trades are a vital onramp to a middle-class career with a pension and benefits which is imperative to the young people in our community who need high-wage head of household jobs so that they can afford to stay local, afford a home and prosper in our community,”
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Bill Baker, Business Manager, IBEW 413
UA Local 114 offering swag and answering questions at the booth.
Booth attendees could try out a welding training simulator.
UA Local 114 offering swag and answering questions at the booth.
"Skilled and trained pipe trades apprenticeship programs are the foundation upon which excellence is built, shaping the future with precision, dedication, and expertise,”
Sasha Stevens, Business Manager,
UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 114
"My team and I look forward to collaborating with our trades partners to broaden awareness and boost participation in local apprenticeship programs here in Santa Barbara County. These programs are essential in cultivating the skilled workforce that fuels our community's prosperity and strengthens our
local economy."
Dr. Susan Salcido, Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools
