RightWisconsin Conversations: John Mielke on Apprenticeship Ratios, the Skills Gap, and Foxconn

Posted by James Wigderson | Jan 10, 2018

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John Mielke, the president of Associated Builders and Contractors in Wisconsin, joins the RightWisconsin Conversations podcast this week. Mielke and RightWisconsin Editor James Wigderson discuss a bill waiting on action by the state Senate that would allow companies to have a one-to-one ratio of apprentices to journeymen in the skilled trades, a bill that will help (but not fix) the skills gap.

Mielke and Wigderson also discuss what ABC-WI does for its members, how did Mielke become a trade association president, and the other issues that are important to Mielke’s organization. They also discuss Foxconn and Wisconsin’s economy.

RightWisconsin Editor James Wigderson at the offices of Associated Builders and Contractors. “ABC of Wisconsin Welcomes The Spokesman for the State’s Far Right.”

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James Wigderson

James Wigderson is the Editor of RightWisconsin. He was a weekly columnist for the Waukesha Freeman, an education reporter for Watchdog.org, and a contributor to Media Trackers, the MacIver Institute and the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute.

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RightWisconsin Conversations: John Mielke on Apprenticeship Ratios, the Skills Gap, and Foxconn