:: rawblogXport ::
union news / workers rights / construction / safety / irony...
 |
|||||||
| carpentersunionbc.com | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| google news | |||||||
recent posts: | |||||||
| BlogRolling: | |||||||
blogs that link here  
    
  implementation: email d@ve2300 this weblog is the work of dave livingston, a union carpenter in nelson bc canada 
|
FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of labor and economic issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 Chapter 1 Sec.107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. | ||||||
 | |||||||
|
"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Monday, May 10, 2004 ::
Building Trades Seek Formal Changes to Apprenticeships By Sherie Winston, ENR
Long-running conflicts over the merits and standards of apprenticeship programs between unions and open shop groups may be coming to a head.
The AFL-CIO’s Building and Construction Trades Dept. has taken formal action, requesting that the Dept. of Labor establish specific graduation requirements by craft for construction apprenticeship programs. BCTD alleges that nonunion programs sponsored by the Associated Builders and Contractors have "startling failures in the standards and completion rates." The department issued a study of ABC programs in October 2003, highlighting the alleged flaws.------------------------------------------- posted 6:47 AM :: reference link ::
