Laborers Local Union #703

APPRENTICESHIP

Description of Trade: Laborers rely on a diverse set of skills, performed on a wide variety of jobsites. Laborers build roads, bridges, tunnels, transit, and energy systems as well as work on demolition and renovation projects. Members assist in the construction and maintenance of power plants and substations, dig trenches for lines, and repair roads after line installation, and build supporting infrastructure such as oil and gas pipelines. They are skilled in general construction, concrete placement, roadway construction, site preparation, pipelaying, and erosion control. hoisting and rigging, OSHA safety, permit-required confined space, rough terrain forklift operation, trenching and excavation safety, erecting turbines, and solar panel installation.

Contact Info: Russell Davenport, Business Manager, 108 E. Anthony Dr., Urbana, IL, 61802; 217/367-0703; http://www.liuna.org/

General Requirements: Applicant must be 18 years of age. Provide a birth certificate; high school diploma or GED. Possess a valid driver’s license at time of application.

Jurisdiction: Champaign, Piatt, DeWitt and Vermilion counties.

Application Process: Applications are online only at www.illaborers.org.  Online applications are accepted every month beginning on the 1^st Tuesday of the month continuing for two weeks or until the maximum number of applications have been reached for that month.

Apprentice Training: The apprenticeship is a 3-year program. Training is done in Mt. Sterling, Marion, Stanford or Edwardsville, IL.  Laborer apprentices need 1,000 working hours and 5 weeks of training each year to wage into the next level.

Wages: Median pay is $29.36 per hour