LiUNA! Offers Local Training to Keep Jobs in the Baltimore Community

Baltimore, MD -- The Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA!) Mid-Atlantic Region partners with Community Churches United for Baltimore Jobs in offering free construction training for local residents in the Druid Hill Avenue neighborhood. The faith-based alliance requested the training from LiUNA! to ensure that workers in the local community have the opportunity to work on city projects where developers are receiving millions of dollars in tax breaks.

"As a long-time Baltimore resident I am appalled that members of our communities, who are willing and able to work, are routinely left out of conversations with developers when it comes to local jobs," said David Stokes, a local LiUNA! trainer. "We have hundreds of workers who have reached out to us from throughout Baltimore who are willing to be trained so that they can help rebuild their own communities."

Currently, Community Churches United for Baltimore Jobs is working to bring attention to the developer of Baltimore's State Center project to hear the community's cry for local job opportunities. Community Churches United for Baltimore Jobs is calling on State Center LLC to implement a Community Workforce Agreement with the following provisions:

• Goal of 50% Baltimore city residents with aggressive recruitment from the communities directly affected by the project
• Goal for apprentices and new entry-level workers to be 20% of total workforce

Community Churches United for Baltimore Jobs is a faith-based alliance comprised of five congregations whose goal is to uplift the community by helping residents attain their full potential through local job training and spiritual guidance.

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The Laborers' International Union of North America Mid-Atlantic Region is the premier union in the building trades: progressive, aggressive and fast growing. The more than 40,000 members are engaged in building construction, environmental remediation, heavy and highway construction, as well as industrial manufacturing, service work and a variety of public sector jobs. LiUNA is responsible for helping to create the careers for thousands of working families. The Mid-Atlantic Regional Office represents Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Washington D.C. and West Virginia.

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