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NYS Department of Labor Offers Free Safety Training in Binghamton for Hospitality & Tourism Industry

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced that the Department of Labor’s Division of Safety and Health On-Site Consultation Program is offering a free safety training seminar to employers and workers in the hospitality and tourism...

Thursday May 15, 2008 at 08:00AM
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NYS Department of Labor Offers Free Safety Training in Lake Placid for Hospitality & Tourism Industry

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced that the Department of Labor’s Division of Safety and Health On-Site Consultation Program is offering a free safety training seminar to employers and workers in the hospitality and tourism...

Tuesday May 13, 2008 at 08:00AM
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Laborers Recruit Apprentices

The Construction and General Laborers’ Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 633, will conduct recruitment from May 21, 2008 through May 20, 2009 for 10 skilled construction craft laborer apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith ann...

Friday May 09, 2008 at 11:22AM
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Roofers Recruit Apprentices

The United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 210, will conduct recruitment from May 19, 2008 through April 30, 2009 for 15 roofer apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patr...

Friday May 09, 2008 at 11:22AM
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Operating Engineers Recruit Apprentices

The Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 106, will conduct recruitment from May 14, 2008 through April 15, 2009 for five operating engineer (universal equipment) apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia S...

Thursday May 08, 2008 at 02:50PM
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Innovative $2 Million Program to Bolster the Role of Internships Across New York State

Youth across New York State will soon benefit from a $2 million internship grant program, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. This new internship program, overseen by the New York State Department of Labor, will serve more...

Wednesday May 07, 2008 at 11:00AM
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Media Advisory

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith will be holding a press conference with Albany Mayor Gerald Jennings and Albany County Executive Michael Breslin to announce $2 million to serve more than 1,800 youth across New York State though internsh...

Tuesday May 06, 2008 at 02:33PM
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NYS Labor Department to Co-Sponsor Asian Job Fair

The New York State Department of Labor, in cooperation with the Asian Job Service Employer Committee (JSEC), will co-sponsor the Asian Job Fair on Wednesday, May 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel Flushing Center, 13...

Monday May 05, 2008 at 05:20PM
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Laborers Recruit Apprentices

The Buffalo Laborers’ Joint Apprenticeship Committee will conduct recruitment on May 6 and August 5, 2008 for 10 construction craft laborer apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications will be availabl...

Thursday May 01, 2008 at 03:12PM
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NYS Department of Labor Offers Free Safety Training in Niagara Falls for Hospitality & Tourism Industry

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced that the Department of Labor’s Division of Safety and Health On-Site Consultation Program is offering a free safety training seminar to employers and workers in the hospitality and tourism...

Thursday May 01, 2008 at 08:00AM
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NYS Department of Labor Offers Free Safety Training in Queensbury for Hospitality & Tourism Industry

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced that the Department of Labor’s Division of Safety and Health On-Site Consultation Program is offering a free safety training seminar to employers and workers in the hospitality and tourism...

Thursday May 01, 2008 at 08:00AM
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NYS Dept. of Labor Offers Free Safety Training in Skaneateles and Geneva for Hospitality & Tourism Industry

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced that the Department of Labor’s Division of Safety and Health On-Site Consultation Program is offering free safety training seminars to employers and workers in the hospitality and tourism ...

Tuesday April 29, 2008 at 08:00AM
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NYS Department of Labor Offers Free Safety Training in Lake Placid for Hospitality & Tourism Industry

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced that the Department of Labor’s Division of Safety and Health On-Site Consultation Program is offering a free safety training seminar to employers and workers in the hospitality and tourism...

Friday April 25, 2008 at 04:53PM
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NYS Department of Labor Offers Free Safety Training Statewide to Hospitality & Tourism Industry

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced that the Department of Labor’s Division of Safety and Health On-Site Consultation Program is offering free safety training seminars across New York State to employers and workers in the ho...

Friday April 25, 2008 at 04:00PM
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NYS Department of Labor Offers Free Safety Training in White Plains for Hospitality & Tourism Industry

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced that the Department of Labor’s Division of Safety and Health On-Site Consultation Program is offering a free safety training seminar to employers and workers in the hospitality and tourism...

Friday April 25, 2008 at 02:00PM
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Labor Department Seeks More Than $400K in Back Wages from Brooklyn and Queens Supermarkets

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today that investigations have uncovered sizable wage underpayments owed to baggers at two supermarkets. Fine Fair Supermarket, located at 29-01 Mermaid Avenue in Brooklyn, has agreed to pay mo...

Thursday April 24, 2008 at 10:59AM
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Plasterers Recruit Apprentices

The Plasterers Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 9, will conduct recruitment from April 23 through October 23, 2008 for 5 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications will be available at the local, ...

Tuesday April 22, 2008 at 10:04AM
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New York State's Job Count Shows Small Decline in March

New York State’s private sector job count decreased over the month by 1,100, or less than 0.1 percent, to 7,266,300 (seasonally adjusted) in March 2008, the State Labor Department reported today. Since the beginning of New York’s current economic...

Thursday April 17, 2008 at 01:11PM
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Labor Department Announces Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Job Fair

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced the State Department of Labor, in partnership with the Office of General Services, the Times Union, CBS-6, JAMZ 96.3, and the City of Albany, will co-sponsor the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...

Thursday April 17, 2008 at 12:33PM
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Roofers Recruit Apprentices

The Roofers Joint Apprenticeship Committee of the Capital District, Local 241, will conduct recruitment for eight apprentices from May 2, 2008 through April 4, 2009, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications w...

Wednesday April 16, 2008 at 03:27PM
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Ironworkers Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for the Ironworkers of Albany and Vicinity, Local 12, will conduct recruitment from May 2, 2008 through April 3, 2009 for four ironworker (outside) apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announce...

Wednesday April 16, 2008 at 03:19PM
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Roofers Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers, Local 8, will conduct recruitment on April 18 for six apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications c...

Tuesday April 15, 2008 at 12:33PM
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Operating Engineers Recruit Apprentices

The International Union of Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 15, will open recruitment from April 16 through April 30, 2008 for five operating engineer (heavy equipment) apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smi...

Tuesday April 15, 2008 at 12:33PM
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Plumbers and Steamfitters Recruit Apprentices

The Plumbers and Steamfitters Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Ulster Counties, Local 21, will conduct recruitment from April 14 through April 30 for 6 plumber/steamfitter and 20 refrigeration/air conditioning me...

Tuesday April 15, 2008 at 09:55AM
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NYS Labor Department to Sponsor Niagara County Job Fair

The New York State Department of Labor will co-sponsor the Niagara County Job Fair on Wednesday, April 16 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Summit Mall – 6929 Williams Rd., Wheatfield, NY. The event is free to job seekers. Industries represe...

Tuesday April 15, 2008 at 08:11AM
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Ironworkers Recruit Apprentices

The Ironworkers Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Locals 40 and 361, will open recruitment on April 17 for 100 structural ironworker (outside) apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications can be obtained...

Monday April 14, 2008 at 03:51PM
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Electricians Recruit Apprentices

The Electricians Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Syracuse, Local 43, will conduct recruitment from April 9, 2008 through March 11, 2009 for 25 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications can be ob...

Thursday April 10, 2008 at 10:54AM
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Operating Engineers Recruit Apprentices

The Electricians Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Syracuse, Local 43, will conduct recruitment from April 9, 2008 through March 11, 2009 for 25 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications can be ob...

Thursday April 10, 2008 at 10:51AM
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State Raids and Closes Bronx Bakery

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith and Workers’ Compensation Board Chair Zachary S. Weiss announced that investigators from both agencies raided the Arthur Avenue Bakery in the Bronx at 9 p.m. April 3, 2008 in response to complaints from w...

Tuesday April 08, 2008 at 01:08PM
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NYS Labor Dept. Issues Nearly $22,500 in Violations Against Beaux Visages Salon

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today that the department has cited Alan R. Jones and CARJ Holding Company, Ltd., owners of Beaux Visages salon located at 579 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, New York, for unpaid wages of $11,12...

Tuesday April 08, 2008 at 12:34PM
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Cement Masons Recruit Apprentices

The Cement Masons Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 111, will conduct recruitment from April 3 through October 2, 2008 for 10 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications will be available at the loc...

Wednesday April 02, 2008 at 02:57PM
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Laborers Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for the Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 7, will conduct recruitment from April 4, 2008 through March 6, 2009 for four skilled construction craft laborer apprentices, State Labor Commissioner...

Wednesday April 02, 2008 at 02:48PM
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Bricklayers Recruit Apprentices

The Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 1, will conduct recruitment from March 28 through June 27, 2008 for 20 bricklayer-mason apprentices and 10 pointer-caulker-cleaner apprentices, 10 plasterer...

Monday March 31, 2008 at 03:49PM
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Roofers Recruit Apprentices

The Roofers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of Western New York, Local 74, will conduct recruitment from April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009 for 25 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applicat...

Friday March 28, 2008 at 11:29AM
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Ironworkers Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for Ironworkers, Local 60, will conduct recruitment from April 1, 2008 through March 3, 2009 for 10 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications will be available at ...

Friday March 28, 2008 at 11:10AM
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Operating Engineers Recruit Apprentices

The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 138, will conduct recruitment from April 1 through September 30, 2008 for 10 operating engineer apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications can be ...

Friday March 28, 2008 at 11:07AM
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New York State's Job Count Shows Small Decline in February

New York State’s private sector job count decreased over the month by 6,800, or 0.1 percent, to 7,268,700 (seasonally adjusted) in February 2008, the State Labor Department reported today. Since the beginning of New York’s current economic expans...

Thursday March 27, 2008 at 02:20PM
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United Derrickman and Riggers Recruit Apprentices

The United Derrickman and Riggers Association, Local 197, will open recruitment from March 31 through April 4, 2008 for 30 iron worker (stone derrickman and rigger) apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applic...

Thursday March 27, 2008 at 11:12AM
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Electricians Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Niagara County Electrical Construction Industry, Local 237, will conduct recruitment from March 26, 2008 through March 25, 2009 for eight electrician and four house/residential electrician a...

Tuesday March 25, 2008 at 05:11PM
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Electricians Recruit Apprentices

The Electricians Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Elmira, Local 139, will conduct recruitment from March 28, 2008 through February 27, 2009 for six apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications can be o...

Tuesday March 25, 2008 at 05:11PM
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Insulators and Asbestos Workers Recruit Apprentices

The Syracuse Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 30, will conduct recruitment from March 26 through November 26, 2008 for four insulation and asbestos worker apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M...

Friday March 21, 2008 at 01:28PM
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Tile, Marble and Terrazzo Workers Recruit Apprentices

The Tile, Marble and Terrazzo Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 7, will conduct recruitment on March 21 through October, 11, 2008 State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. A total of six applicants will be accep...

Tuesday March 18, 2008 at 02:24PM
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Labor Department Remembers 97th Anniversary of Sweatshop Fire

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today joined state legislative and union leaders to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire, which led to the tragic death of 146 garment workers. At a ceremony at the Em...

Tuesday March 18, 2008 at 01:22PM
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State Officials to Commemorate Triangle Fire Tuesday, March 18 at 1 p.m. on Plaza Concourse

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced that she will join Assemblywoman Susan John, and State Senators Serphin Maltese and Joseph Robach at a ceremony to honor the memory of the nearly 150 garment workers who died in the Triang...

Tuesday March 18, 2008 at 09:01AM
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State Officials to Commemorate Triangle Fire Tuesday, March 18 at 1 p.m. on Plaza Concourse

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced that she will join Assemblywoman Susan John, and State Senators Serphin Maltese and Joseph Robach at a ceremony to honor the memory of the nearly 150 garment workers who died in the Triang...

Monday March 17, 2008 at 02:58PM
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Laborers Recruit Apprentices

The Rochester Laborers’ Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 435, will conduct recruitment for 12 skilled construction craft laborer apprentices from March 6 through May 1, 2008, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Appl...

Friday March 07, 2008 at 03:12PM
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Iron Workers Recruit Apprentices

The Iron Workers Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Niagara County, Local 9, will conduct recruitment from March 5, 2008 through March 4, 2009 for 10 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications will be a...

Friday March 07, 2008 at 02:55PM
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New York's Economic Expansion Continued in 2007

The New York State Department of Labor released newly revised jobs data today. It is available in press release format at the "NYS Department of Labor web site.":http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforceindustrydata/PressReleases/pruistat.htm -30-

Thursday March 06, 2008 at 04:22PM
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NYS Labor Commissioner Smith Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee

Today, New York State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in Washington, DC. Commissioner Smith’s testimony offered New York State’s strong support for Senator E...

Thursday March 06, 2008 at 11:55AM
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Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Recruit Apprentices

The Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 3 (Rochester Chapter), will conduct apprentice recruitment from March 6, 2008 through February 5, 2009 for 1 bricklayer/mason apprentice, 1 tile, marble an...

Wednesday March 05, 2008 at 02:11PM
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Sheet Metal Workers Recruit Apprentices

The Sheet Metal Workers Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 71, will conduct recruitment from March 6, 2008 through February 27, 2009 for 10 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications will be availab...

Wednesday March 05, 2008 at 11:21AM
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Electricians Recruit Apprentices

The Westchester-Fairfield Joint Electrical Apprenticeship Committee, IBEW Local 3, will open recruitment from March 3 through March 17, 2008 for 50 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications can be o...

Wednesday March 05, 2008 at 11:20AM
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Worker Protection Task Force Makes Recommendations on 9/11 Disabilities

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today that the 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force has issued an Interim Report outlining their recommendations for evaluating disabilities related to the attack on the World Trade Center (WTC). T...

Wednesday March 05, 2008 at 07:44AM
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Electricians Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Electrical Industry of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, will conduct recruitment from March 5, 2008 through February 18, 2009 for 40 electrician apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia...

Monday March 03, 2008 at 02:54PM
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Iron Workers Recruit Apprentices

The Iron Workers Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 33, will conduct recruitment for 25 apprentices from March 4, 2008 through March 3, 2009, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications will be available at the...

Monday March 03, 2008 at 02:33PM
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Laborers Recruit Apprentices

The Laborers International Union of North America, Local 17, will conduct recruitment from March 4 through August 5, 2008 for 20 skilled construction craft laborer apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applica...

Monday March 03, 2008 at 02:14PM
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Sheet Metal Workers Recruit Apprentices

The Sheet Metal Workers Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Syracuse, Local 58, will conduct recruitment for 20 apprentices from March 3, 2008 through March 2, 2009, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications will b...

Monday March 03, 2008 at 01:51PM
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Operating Engineers Recruit Apprentices

The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 30, will conduct recruitment on March 6 and March 7 for 50 stationary engineer apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications can be obtained at the lo...

Monday February 25, 2008 at 11:20AM
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Laborers Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for the Laborers Union, Local 731, will open recruitment on March 11, 2008 for 45 skilled construction craft laborer apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications wil...

Monday February 25, 2008 at 10:43AM
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Laborers Recruit Apprentices

The Westchester and Putnam Counties Construction Craft Laborers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 60, will open recruitment from February 25 through 29 for 15 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today...

Monday February 25, 2008 at 10:22AM
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Media Advisory: Department Of Labor To Hold Seminar For Laid Off Tech Valley Printing Employees

The New York State Department of Labor will hold a Rapid Response Information Session on Thursday, February 21 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Watervliet Elks Club, 501 4th Avenue, Watervliet for workers who were laid off from Tech Valley Printing. ...

Wednesday February 20, 2008 at 12:18PM
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Laborers Recruit Apprentices

The Laborers International Union of North America Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 589, will conduct recruitment from February 28, 2008 through January 22, 2009 for three skilled construction craft laborer apprentices, State Labor Commissione...

Wednesday February 20, 2008 at 12:16PM
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Plumbers and Steamfitters Recruit Apprentices

The Plumbers and Steamfitters Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 267, will conduct recruitment from February 27, 2008 through April 23, 2008 for seven pipefitter apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced tod...

Wednesday February 20, 2008 at 12:09PM
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Laborers Recruit Apprentices

The Laborers Joint Training and Apprentice Fund of South Central New York, Local 1358, will conduct recruitment from February 27, 2008 through January 28, 2009 for two skilled construction craft laborer apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Pat...

Wednesday February 20, 2008 at 12:07PM
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Laborers Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Construction and General Building Laborers, Local 79, will hold recruitment from February 25 through February 27 for 250 skilled construction craft laborer apprentices, State Labor Commission...

Wednesday February 20, 2008 at 11:55AM
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Media Advisory -- State Labor Dept. Offers Rapid Response

The New York State Department of Labor will hold a Rapid Response Information Session on Thursday, February 21 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Watervliet Elks Club, 501 4th Avenue, Watervliet for impacted workers from Tech Valley Printing. Represen...

Friday February 15, 2008 at 11:33AM
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Roofers Recruit Apprentices

The Roofers Local 203 Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Binghamton Area II, will conduct recruitment from February 11, 2008 through February 6, 2009 for four apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Application...

Thursday February 14, 2008 at 10:03AM
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Elevator Constructors Recruit Apprentices

The International Union of Elevator Constructors Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 35, will conduct recruitment from February 19 through February 21, 2008 for 10 elevator/escalator constructor and modernizer apprentices, the State...

Thursday February 14, 2008 at 09:58AM
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Sheet Metal Workers Recruit Apprentices

The Sheet Metal Workers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 112, will conduct apprentice recruitment from February 20, 2008 through January 21, 2009 for three apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. ...

Tuesday February 12, 2008 at 10:18AM
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Electricians Recruit Apprentices

The Geneva Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Electrical Industry, Local 840, will conduct recruitment from February 13, 2008 through January 14, 2009 for 10 electrician apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia ...

Monday February 11, 2008 at 11:58AM
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Heat And Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers Recruit Apprentices

The International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, Local 26, will conduct recruitment from February 14, 2008 through January 8, 2009 for 10 insulation and asbestos worker apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patrici...

Monday February 11, 2008 at 11:52AM
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Media Advisory -- Misclassified Workers

MEDIA ADVISORY State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announces initial results of Governor Spitzer’s Joint Enforcement Task Force on Worker Misclassification. Task Force finds millions of dollars in unreported wages with thousands of...

Monday February 11, 2008 at 08:40AM
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Media Advisory-- Misclassified Workers

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announces initial results of Governor Spitzer’s Joint Enforcement Task Force on Worker Misclassification. Task Force finds millions of dollars in unreported wages, with thousands of workers paid off the ...

Friday February 08, 2008 at 01:32PM
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Roofers Recruit Apprentices

The Roofers Local 203 Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Binghamton Area I, will conduct recruitment from February 11, 2008 through February 6, 2009 for two apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applications ...

Friday February 08, 2008 at 11:08AM
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Painters and Allied Trades Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 4 (Buffalo), will conduct recruitment from February 5, 2008 through January 6, 2009 for three or more applicants for appren...

Thursday January 31, 2008 at 03:15PM
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Painters and Allied Trades Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 4 (Ithaca), will conduct recruitment from February 5, 2008 through January 14, 2009 for three apprentices in the painter, d...

Thursday January 31, 2008 at 03:10PM
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Painters And Allied Trades Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 4 (Buffalo), will conduct recruitment on February 5, 2008 through January 14, 2009 for three or more applicants for apprent...

Thursday January 31, 2008 at 03:05PM
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Painters and Allied Trades Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 4 (Rochester), will conduct recruitment from February 5, 2008 through January 7, 2009, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia...

Thursday January 31, 2008 at 10:32AM
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Painters and Allied Trades Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 4 (Syracuse), will conduct recruitment from February 5, 2008 through January 14, 2009, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia...

Thursday January 31, 2008 at 10:25AM
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Painters and Allied Trades Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 4 (Oswego), will conduct recruitment from February 5, 2008 through January 14, 2009 for three painter, decorator, paperhang...

Thursday January 31, 2008 at 10:17AM
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Labor Department Bars Elmira Firm From Public Work

The New York State Labor Department today announced that M&S Striping, Inc. of Elmira is barred from bidding on or being awarded public work contracts for five years because of repeated willful violations of the prevailing wage laws. The depar...

Monday January 28, 2008 at 03:40PM
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Labor Department Bars Michigan Firm From Public Work

The New York State Labor Department today announced that MK Painting, Inc. of Wyandott, MI is barred from bidding on or being awarded public work contracts for five years for violating the prevailing wage laws by submitting falsified payroll recor...

Monday January 28, 2008 at 02:33PM
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Sheet Metal Workers Recruit Apprentices

The Sheet Metal Workers’ Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 46, will conduct recruitment from February 5, 2008 through January 6, 2009 for 15 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applicatio...

Monday January 28, 2008 at 11:03AM
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Plumbers and Steamfitters Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for the Plumbers and Steamfitters of Western New York, Local 22 (Zones A, B, and C), will conduct recruitment from February 5, 2008 through February 3, 2009 for three plumber and three steamfitter apprentices, S...

Monday January 28, 2008 at 10:58AM
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Carpenters Recruit Apprentices

The Empire State Regional Council of Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 289, will conduct recruitment from February 5, 2008 through February 3, 2009 for 10 carpenter apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smit...

Monday January 28, 2008 at 10:54AM
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Boilermakers Recruit Apprentices

The Boilermakers Northeastern Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 175, will conduct recruitment from February 5 through December 2, 2008 for eight boilermaker (construction) apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today...

Monday January 28, 2008 at 10:38AM
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NYS Labor Department Prosecutes Unemployment Insurance Fraud

State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith today announced that the Department of Labor’s efforts to prosecute Unemployment Insurance (UI) fraud led to 369 convictions throughout New York State in 2007, with overpayments in these cases totaling mo...

Thursday January 24, 2008 at 10:22AM
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New York State's Job Count Shows Small Decline in December

New York State’s private sector job count decreased over the month by 3,500, or less than 0.1 percent, to 7,226,200 (seasonally adjusted) in December 2007, the State Labor Department reported today. Since the beginning of New York’s current econo...

Thursday January 17, 2008 at 03:42PM
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Insulators and Asbestos Workers Recruit Apprentices

The International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, Local 40, will conduct recruitment from February 4, 2008 through February 2, 2009 for six apprentices, the State Labor Department announced today. Applications c...

Thursday January 17, 2008 at 10:08AM
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Electricians Recruit Apprentices

The Rochester Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Local 86, will conduct recruitment from February 6, 2008 through January 29, 2009 for 20 apprentices, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Applicatio...

Thursday January 17, 2008 at 10:03AM
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Carpenters Recruit Apprentices

The Empire State Carpenters Apprenticeship Committee, Region 4 (Rochester), will conduct recruitment for 30 carpenter apprentices from February 19, 2008 through January, 20, 2009, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today. Appl...

Thursday January 17, 2008 at 09:51AM
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Outside Line Repairers Recruit Apprentices

The Northeastern Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Outside Electrical Industry will conduct recruitment for 10-20 electrical (outside) line worker apprentices from January 21, 2008 through January 23, 2009, State Labor Commission...

Wednesday January 16, 2008 at 07:33PM