The American Tradesperson Episode 2, Part 2: Workforce Development & Rolling Back Plumbing Licensure Standards
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Workforce Development
Episode 2, Part 2 of the American Tradesperson is now live! Episode 2 focuses on workforce development and part 2 talks about building the skilled trades. For the trades to grow, the industry has to do more than open the door; it has to train support people into long-term professionals. Watch here:
Rolling Back Plumbing Licensure Standards
Next, if you haven’t been paying attention to what’s been going on in Louisiana, On June 12, 2026, Governor Jeff Landry signed HB953 into law—and with it, Louisiana enacted what PHCC believes to be the most damaging rollback of plumbing licensure standards seen anywhere in the country in recent memory.
Podcasts
AFC: Over on the Appetite for Construction Podcast, Tim and John talk with Bert Warner, Director of Business Development for PERC to go deep into the benefits of propane. Listen here, https://www.buzzsprout.com/1203956/episodes/19431813
MTGA: Over on the Make Trades Great Again podcast, the guys revisit a topic they’ve been getting a lot of feedback from. It started with a recent MTGA episode titled “Eric Hates Combi Boilers”, well this week “Andy Hates Combi Boilers Too” is live as a follow-up with answers to some questions and replies to feedback from fans of the podcast.
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