In Portland, Oregon, Tim Gordon at KGW-TV reports on a class of 20 Pre-Apprentice Workers who are learning to be Lineman with the help of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).  The Pre-Apprenticeship Program, which is a joint venture of PGE and the IBEW, gets up to 500 applicants.  The Workers they are learning to climb high, really high, in order to fix extremely high voltage power lines - safely.  “Might sound a little sappy, but it's the truth: You gotta be the best of the best.  Because the only call the customer can make is to call a Lineman,” IBEW Journeyman Lineman Randy Bryson said.

To Directly Access This Apprenticeship And Training Labor News Story, Go To: Training the next generation of electric utility workers (msn.com)

 Photo Courtesy Of The IBEW's Missouri Training Center.