Lineman Program Funds Debated - Engineering News Record <link href="/ENR/stylesheets/ghost.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"> <script language="JavaScript" src="/ENR/js/default.js"></script> </head> <body> <table width="95%" align="center"><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://enr.ecnext.com"><img border="0" src="/ENR/images/logo.gif" alt="Engineering News-Record"></a></td></tr></table> <table width="95%" align="center" style="background-color: #1F3B72"><tr><td style="color: white; font-weight: bold; font-size: larger" align="right"></td></tr></table> <table cellpadding="10" width="95%" align="center"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="100%"> <a href="/coms2/summary_0271-15406_ITM"><span style="color: #000095; font-size: 24px; background: transparent; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none">Lineman Program Funds Debated</span></a><br><span style="color: #949494; font-size: 10px"><b>Keywords: </b>engineering news-record, ENR, markets, finance, equipment & materials, costs, government, management</span><p><hr><table width="100%" border="0"><tr> <td width="50%" valign="top" align="left"><span class="itemdetail"><b>Full Article Price</b>: $4.95<br><b>Delivery</b>: Immediate Online Access <br><b>Publication Date</b>: 04-APR-05<br><b>Format</b>: XML document <br></span></td> <td valign="top" align="right"><a href="http://enr.ecnext.com/free-scripts/comsite2.pl?page=add_to_cart2&item=ITM--0271--0271-15406--XML"><img name="btnAddToCart1" border="0" src="/ENR/images/btn_purchase_full_article.gif" onmouseover="javascript:changeButton(document.btnAddToCart1);" onmouseout="javascript:changeButton(document.btnAddToCart1);"></a></td> </tr></table><hr><br><b>Article Description</b><table><tr><td><span class="articleFirstLetter"><img src="http://www.enr.com/images/2004/040223-cover.jpg" width="135" height="178" align="right"></span>James Tomaseski of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers says the task force has applied to the Dept. of Labor for an $800,000 grant to hire a company to meet with linemen and survey them about their training.</td></tr></table><br></p> </td> <td width="30"> </td> <td width="200" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="200"> <tr><td valign="top" align="right" colspan="3" bgcolor="#3E3E3E"><img border="0" src="/ENR/images/crnToutCrossTopLft.gif"></td></tr> <tr><td width="198" colspan="3" bgcolor="#3E3E3E"><p class="touttitle">Subscribe to ENR</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width="1" bgcolor="#CFCFCF"></td> <td width="198"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr><td colspan="3" height="10"></td></tr> <tr> <td width="10"></td> <td valign="top"><img border="0" src="/ENR/images/tit_subscribe_now.gif"></td> <td width="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"></td> <td valign="top"> <p class="subscribetxt">Subscribe to ENR Try 4 issues FREE!</p> <p class="subscribehighlight">Monthly Subscription only $9.95/month</p> <p class="subscribehighlight">Annual Subscription only $82<br><span class="subscribecontent">You will receive one full-year, 51 issues, which include 4 Sourcebooks and 2 double issues - 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