"Since I joined the union I have had no bad days," said Kenneth Davis. Davis was accepted into the Community Services Agency’s Building Futures Pre-Apprenticeship program soon after his release from prison last year, graduating in December 2016. "I think the Building Futures Program is great!" he told the current crop of students last week. Davis is now in his first year as a residential class apprentice with IBEW Local 26. Building Futures is a pre-apprenticeship program that trains low-income DC residents to be successful in the construction industry and get placed into construction apprenticeships and living wage construction jobs. Find out more at communityservicesagency.org.
On today’s labor calendar, SEIU 32BJ and supporters will picket to support Huntleigh airport workers at 2pm at Dulles International Airport in the Chantilly Room by Door 1 Arrivals; complete details at dclabor.org, click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 1991, General Motors announced it was closing 21 North American plants over the following four years and slashing tens of thousands of jobs. Today’s labor quote is by Barbara Walters, who said: “To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can do a job well is an absolutely marvelous feeling.” Union City Radio is supported by UnionPlus, which provides unique products and discounts for working families. Details at unionplus.org
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