Recently
the US Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez toured the Local 17 Sheet Metal
Worker’s headquarters and “announced a $100 million program of
competitive
grants to help fund apprentice programs like Boston’s Building Pathways
organization”. Thomas Perez praised the success of the Boston’s Building
Pathways which has helped minorities and women enter trades that have
been previously closed off to them. Perez
believes that the success that Boston achieved can be done throughout
the country leading to good jobs for those looking for them.
Visit http://www.dotnews.com/2014/100m-us-purse-apprentice-programs-labor-secretary-cites-boston-unit-mo
to read the full article.
Labor secretary talks wages in Boston
Perez
also wanted to raise support for the Obama administration’s proposals
of increasing the national minimum wage and granting workers paid sick
leave. He says that Massachusetts has “been a model for the rest of the
nation” in which voters recently passed a referendum that requires
businesses with 11 or more employees to earn up to 40 hours of paid sick
time a year. Perez praised the apprenticeship
model and the success found in Boston, he says that the model can be
used for numerous job sectors.
Visit http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/11/17/labor-secretary-talks-wages-and-apprenticeships-boston/cZuGY4n16k2KQvcQB5RMgM/story.html
to read the full article.
Visit http://www.dol.gov/_sec/newsletter/2014/20141120-2.htm#Boston
to read the Department of Labor Newsletter.
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