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Builders, unions clash over apprenticeship mandates, ratios and OSHA disclosure

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Contractors supported apprenticeship training but opposed mandatory apprenticeship requirements tied to outdated apprentice-to-journeyperson ratios; building-trades witnesses supported apprenticeship mandates and OSHA training while opposing public disclosure of historical OSHA citations.

Representatives of Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts, the Building Trades Employers Association and union trustees testified on competing bills addressing apprenticeships, public-construction requirements and OSHA matters.

Greg Beeman of Associated Builders and Contractors said his organization supports apprenticeship training but opposed legislation that would mandate registered-apprenticeship participation on all public-works projects without…

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