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Building trades back bill to require apprentices on public construction projects
Summary
Unions urged the committee to favor H.2085/S.1303, which would phase in a requirement that a portion of work hours on public construction projects over $1 million be performed by registered apprentices to expand training opportunities and ensure on‑the‑job hours needed to complete apprenticeships.
Representatives of the Massachusetts Building Trades, registered apprenticeship programs and construction unions urged the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development to support H.2085 and S.1303, legislation that would require a growing percentage of on‑site work hours on public construction projects over $1,000,000 be performed by registered apprentices.
"This legislation requires that public construction projects in excess of a million dollars actually utilize apprentices," Frank Callahan, president of the…
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