Carpenters Training Committee
for Northern California’s
Organized Labor
Mar 2009
Bob McAndrews, Instructor Instructor Bob McAndrews began working as a carpenter in 1968. “We used rocks to hammer in nails back then,” he joked. He began teaching carpentry in 1986, and he loves it. “Showing somebody how to make a better living is very satisfying. This is a hope for the middle class. I have a lot of friends with advanced degrees, and they don’t do as well as these guys do with four years of training.” His big problem with the trade: “My kids won’t ride with me downtown, because they are tired of me pointing out all the buildings I’ve worked on.