NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — In Nashville, teenagers are testing their skills in sheet metal work, piping, electrical, and plumbing through the 2025 Heavy Metal Summer Experience.

The program connects students with union professionals who introduce them to potential career paths in the trades.

"This is a toolbox," Brian Alvarez explained while working on a project. "It was just like flat pieces of metal. And then from there, we just had to use these tools in order to shape them into this shape, this like house shape."

The Nashville students even toured the construction site for the new Titans stadium, getting a firsthand look at professional tradespeople in action.

David LaRue, an organizer and training assistant with Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 177, served as an instructor for the pr

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