Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Recruit Apprentices

LIVERPOOL, NY (03/03/2010)(readMedia)-- The Bricklayers & Allied Craft Workers, Local Union # 2 (Oswego), will conduct a recruitment from March 4, 2010 through February 3, 2011 for two Bricklayer-Mason-Plasterer apprentices, Acting State Labor Commissioner Colleen C. Gardner announced today.

Applications can be obtained at the Bricklayers Local # 2, 7705 Maltlage Drive, Liverpool, NY, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., first Thursday of each month, excluding legal holidays, during the recruitment period. There will be no recruitments during months that a legal holiday falls on the first Thursday of that month. All applications must be received no later than February 7, 2011.

The Committee requires that applicants:

* Must be at least 18 years old.

* Must have a High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).

* Must be physically able to perform the work required as determined by ability to lift 50-100 lbs.

* Must have reliable transportation to and from job sites and related instruction classes.

* Must possess a valid driver's license to operate company vehicles.

* Must be a six month resident of Local #2's geographic jurisdiction as follows: Counties of Hamilton, Montgomery, Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Essex, Franklin, Warren, Washington, Clinton, Columbia, Greene, Schoharie, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison, Lewis, Onondaga, Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson and St. Lawrence.

For further information, applicants should contact their nearest New York State Department of Labor office or may contact Local Union # 2 at 315-622-2081.

Apprentice programs registered with the Department of Labor must meet standards established by the Commissioner. Under state law, sponsors of programs cannot discriminate against applicants because of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, disability or marital status. Women and minorities are encouraged to submit applications for apprenticeship programs. Sponsors of programs are required to adopt affirmative action plans for the recruitment of women and minorities.

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