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ITD raised apprentice wages to cut down turnover (access required)

by Brad Iverson-Long

Published: January 28,2013

The Idaho Transportation Department addressed a turnover problem last year by raising wages for its 400 transportation technician apprentices. The apprentices are the workers who drive snow plows and do maintenance work. ITD Director Brian Ness told state lawmakers Jan. 24 that turnover was a big problem in the apprentice ranks, with slightly more than half the ...
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