Jul-12-11 Labor Commissioner Harold Wirths Announced Apprenticeship Grants at Building and Construction Trades Convention
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Otherwise known as The New Jersey Builders Utilization Initiative for Labor Diversity, the program is one of several in the state aimed at training women and minorities in the construction trades.
Standing before 150 union members gathered inside the Palladium Ballroom at Caesar’s Atlantic City hotel and casino, Commissioner Wirths said the administration of Governor Chris Christie and Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno has been working to create jobs by making the state more business friendly.
“We are keenly aware the employment decline in construction has been more severe and longer lasting for the state’s economy as a whole. But it would be a major mistake for anyone to count the building and construction trades out,” said Commissioner Wirths. “Construction led us out of past recessions. It can still help to lead the way again. The construction industry sector in New Jersey remains vital to our economy.”
Commissioner Harold J. Wirths addresses delegates to the 107th Annual Convention of the New Jersey Building and Construction Trades Council (NJBCTC) held at the Palladium Ballroom at Caesar’s Atlantic City hotel. Seated to the right is David Critchley, Secretary-Treasurer of the Building Construction Trades Council. Commissioner Wirths announced his approval of $760,000 in grants for the NJBUILD program.
