News from New York State Department of Labor

For more information contact: The Sponsor at 716-565-0112.

Painters Recruit Apprentices

ROCHESTER, NY (03/04/2009; 1147)(readMedia)– The Finishing Trades Institute of Western and Central New York will conduct recruitment from March 3, 2009 through January 6, 2010 for three painter, decorator, paperhanger apprentices; three glazier apprentices and three drywall taper apprentices State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today.

Applications can be obtained from IUPAT, District Council #4, 585 Aero Drive, Cheektowaga; 219 Lyons Road, Geneva on the first Tuesday of each month during the recruitment period from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and 39 Saginaw Drive, Suite 16, Rochester from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. but will only be accepted at the open recruitment at this location on the first Wednesday of each month from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Applications may also be picked up from the local Department of Labor office and can only be accepted at the open recruitments listed above.

The committee requires that applicants:

• Be at least 17 years old.
• Have a high school or general equivalency diploma.
• Be physically able to perform the work required as determined by applicant written attestation. Physical examination including drug screening, may be required at time of indenture. Costs for medical exam, if required, are at the expense of the sponsor.
• Legally able to work in the United States.
• Physical demands of the job require work above ground level. Some work may be 35 feet or higher above ground level.
• Have a valid NYS driver’s license in order to operate company vehicles on public highways.
• Must have reliable transportation to and from job sites throughout central New York and related instruction in Geneva at one week intervals.

For further information, applicants should contact the New York State Department of Labor office located nearest their home or the sponsor at 716-565-0112.

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.