North America's Building Trades Unions back Biden at national conference
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Joe Biden landed a major union endorsement Wednesday from North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), whose leaders say the president has his infrastructure bill largely to thank for it. NABTU leaders are kickstarting efforts to mobilize their 250,000 members in battleground states.
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Maryland's Governor Wes Moore and Pennsylvania's Governor Josh Governor were among the speakers at NABTU yesterday. "Governor Shapiro and Governor Moore have faced sudden, tragic infrastructure collapses in Pennsylvania and Maryland," said LiUNA! Mid-Atlantic in a social media post. "They both understand the importance of building with union labor." Read more »
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IUOE Local 99's Apprenticeship Program opens May 6
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IUOE Local 99's Joint Apprenticeship Committee's Apprenticeship Program will accept applications from May 6-10, 2024. Applications for this program are only accepted once per year! Apply in-person starting on May 6 from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM daily, at 9315 Largo Drive West, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774. More details »
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Enrollment now open for the next class of Building Futures
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Know someone who should have a future in the building trades? Building Futures is our free pre-apprenticeship program for DC residents. Enrollment is now open for the next class, which starts on May 22.
Share the printable flier with students, recent graduates, and people you know who are considering a career in the building trades.
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Hiring Hall:
Union Jobs in the DC Region
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Top left: Public Service Employees Local Union 572 - LiUNA celebrated President Emeritus Terry O’Sullivan's 50 years of being a dues-paying LiUNA member. Top right: Communications Workers of America's meetup was just one of many events at the Labor Notes conference in Chicago this week. Bottom: Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO's President and Executive Board met with the AFL-CIO Commission on Innovation to Strengthen State, Area, and Local Central Bodies this week to talk about efforts in the area to modernize and strengthen the state federations and central labor councils.
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