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Chance at a Union Job Draws 800 Job Applicants in Queens, N.Y. (camp out for 5 days)
http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Training/Chance-at-a-Union-Job-Draws-800-Job-Applicants-in-Queens-N.Y
05/26/2013 Jackie Tortora
It wasn't a Rolling Stones concert that drew 800 men and women to camp out for five days in Queens, N.Y., it was the chance at landing a coveted union job opening.
The New York Times reported a union elevator mechanic job prompted nearly 1,000 young workers to haul out tents and mattresses and weather the great outdoors of Long Island City at the chance to be considered.
Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3 handed out applications for its apprentice program.
The Times interviewed 25-year-old Andres Loaiza:
I want to get to that point where I would troubleshoot and not kill my back anymore, said Mr. Loaiza, who currently does nonunion electrical and mechanical elevator work. And the union, he added, looking years down the road, would provide college funding for his son, who is now 4.
Every 18 to 20 months, the union accepts 750 applications for the 150 to 200 spots in its four-year apprenticeship program, distributing them from the second-floor office of its elevator division on 36th Street. Those who pass a test and are accepted start out making $17 an hour. If they complete the program, which includes college-level classes, they become journey workers, making $35 to $40 an hour with pensions and full medical benefits.
Read the rest of the article on The New York Times: http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/cityroom/2013/05/20/camping-out-for-five-days-in-hopes-of-a-union-job/?from=nyregion
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Chance at a Union Job Draws 800 Job Applicants in Queens, N.Y. (camp out for 5 days) (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
May 2013
OP
WestStar
(202 posts)1. Phoenix Premium Outlets job fair: 1,500 apply for 800 openings
With 800 jobs available at Phoenix Premium Outlets, the crowd at last weeks job fair began lining up two hours early, at 8 a.m.
By days end, more than 1,500 job candidates had passed through the fair at Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort on the Gila River Reservation. The outlets center, just south of the Loop202/Interstate 10 interchange near the convergence of Ahwatukee, Chandler and Tempe, is expected to have about 90 retailers when it opens April 4.
Most are part-time and these were just the people that showed up at a 1 day job fair.
Counting online and dropped off apps they estimate over 5000 applicants.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/ahwatukee/articles/20130219phoenix-premium-outlets-mall-job-fair-applications.html
antigop
(12,778 posts)2. I have two cousins (now retired) who were union elevator mechanics. They made a good living and
have great retirement plans.