The next date for open recruitment for Local 79's apprenticeship program is Friday, August 19th, 2016 at 9:00 am. Information about apprenticeship, the requirements, and how the recruitment process is carried out is available through the the Local 79 and the Mason Tenders' Training Fund websites.
PLEASE NOTE: THE 1000 SLOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED AND THE RECRUITMENT IS CLOSED FOR THIS CYCLE. THERE ARE USUALLY TWO RECRUITMENTS FOR LOCAL 79 APPRENTICES EACH YEAR. The next date for open recruitment for Local 79's apprenticeship program is January 15th, 2016 at 9:00 am. Information about apprenticeship, the requirements, and how the recruitment process is carried out is available through the Department of Labor posting and the Local 79 and the Mason Tenders' Training Fund websites.
The next date for open recruitment for Local 79's apprenticeship program is October 10th at 9:00 am. Information about apprenticeship, the requirements, and how the recruitment process is carried out is available through the New York State Department of Labor and through the Local 79 and the Mason Tenders' Training Fund websites.
On April 1st, 2014, Local 79 Business Manager Mike Prohaska was voted onto the Board of Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW). Founded in 1978, NEW, whose mission is to prepare women for skilled, unionized jobs in the trades, serves women from all five boroughs in New York City. Local 79 has many proud graduates of NEW who have gone on to complete the apprenticeship program and are, according to Local 79 Apprenticeship Coordinator Timmy Warrington, "consistently some of the best Laborers." Although women represent around 3% of the construction industry nationwide, 15% of the graduates of Local 79's apprenticeship program are women. "We are proud to see [...]
