For Immediate Release

Rochester, NY (June 25, 2013) -- The Ironworkers Local Union #33 Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee will conduct a recruitment from July 2, 2013 through July 1, 2014 for 20 to 25 ironworker apprentices, State Labor Commissioner Peter M. Rivera announced today.

Please note that the 20 to 25 openings listed for ironworker apprentices represent the total number for all regions – Western, Finger Lakes, and Southern Tier regions.

Applications can be obtained at the Ironworkers Local Union #33, 154 Humboldt Street, Rochester, NY, from 7:30 am to 3:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, excluding legal holidays, during the recruitment period.  Applications must be completed on premises.

The Committee requires that applicants:

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must have a high school diploma or a General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D) – transcript and proof of diploma required prior to acceptance.
• Must submit a signed affidavit stating that they are physically able to do the work of an ironworker, which may include:
  • working at heights, on or off of ladders, with materials and tools
  • walking, climbing, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying
  • working a full day of strenuous physical labor
  • working on building erection jobs, on bridges, and on open wall reinforcing jobs
  • working on ornamental work, on sheeting jobs, on rigging jobs, and on welding structural jobs
  • bending and reaching constantly while connecting, bolting up, rigging, placing and tying reinforcing bars, placing metal sheeting and decking on buildings, putting up metal window sashes or stair railings, or while setting up welding equipment
  • lifting and carrying heavy steel no matter what phase of the trade they are working in.  There is NO light work in the ironworker trade.    
• Must have a valid NYS driver’s license – apprentices will be required to drive company vehicles on public streets.
• Must provide a copy of NYS driver’s license and Social Security card if accepted into the program.
• Must have reliable transportation to and from job sites and related instruction.  The Union’s jurisdiction includes Allegheny, Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates counties.
• Must be at the job and at school on time.
• Must be willing to work overtime when required.
• Must pass a drug test, at the sponsor’s expense, prior to acceptance.
• Must join the union and remit, within 60 days, the Apprenticeship Initiation Fee, which is $100 plus the first month’s dues (monthly union dues are currently $33 per month).
• Must provide military transfer or discharge form DD-214, if applicable.

For further information, applicants should contact their nearest New York State Department of Labor office or Local Union #33 at (585) 288-2630.

Apprentice programs registered with the Department of Labor must meet standards established by the Commissioner.  Under state law, sponsors of programs cannot discriminate against applicants because of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, or marital status.  Women and minorities are encouraged to submit applications for apprenticeship programs.  Sponsors of programs are required to adopt affirmative action plans for the recruitment of women and minorities.