Baltimore-DC Metro Building Trades Council

06/05/2026

06/04/2026

On May 22nd, Henos Woldemichael celebrated his graduation from Raising the Bar, our free six-week pre-apprenticeship program. That very same day, he also learned he had been accepted into the apprenticeship program with

Together, we are strengthening pathways into family-sustaining union construction careers and building a better future for all of us!

Henos previously worked non-union construction. “With that non-union experience,” he says, “it just makes the union so much sweeter. Because I know exactly how it feels to not know when your pay raise is gonna come. Or work unsafe conditions, fear for your own safety, just because you don’t wanna lose your job.”

Learn more about Raising the Bar at a Zoom info session at 5pm on June 11 or June 18. Our Baltimore program will run from July 20 to August 28.

📌 Reserve your info session seat today! See link in bio or visit: www.bdcbt.org/rtb

06/04/2026

On May 22nd, Henos Woldemichael celebrated his graduation from Raising the Bar, our free six-week pre-apprenticeship program. That very same day, he also learned he had been accepted into the apprenticeship program with Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5.

Together, we are strengthening pathways into family-sustaining union construction careers and building a better future for all of us!

Henos previously worked non-union construction. "With that non-union experience," he says, "it just makes the union so much sweeter. Because I know exactly how it feels to not know when your pay raise is gonna come. Or work unsafe conditions, fear for your own safety, just because you don't wanna lose your job."

Learn more about Raising the Bar at a Zoom info session TODAY June 4 at 5pm, or at the same time June 11 or June 18. Our Baltimore program will run from July 20 to August 28.

To register, visit: https://bdcbt.org/apprenticeship/rtb-info-sessions/