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Monday, June 19, 2006

With a little help, union apprentices gaining broader access to better-paying jobs

With a little help, union apprentices gaining broader access to better-paying jobs
Source: NY Times
The six-month course, given by a nonprofit group called Strive, is part of an overall program of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's to widen access to the highly coveted jobs among people with handicapping backgrounds, and among minorities, women and military veterans. Advocates for minorities and women have said that these groups were long excluded from unions in high-paying trades like electrical work and plumbing, in which unionized journeymen in the city earn about $40 an hour. While industry and union leaders say opportunities for minorities and women have grown in recent years, critics say progress has been far too slow.

 



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