Notification of Application to Operating Engineers Local 825 Apprenticeship Program
Sixty (60) applications will be available for the Operating Engineers Local 825 Apprenticeship Program class that will begin spring of 2018.
Applications must be completed in person during the following dates and times, at the following location:
Operating Engineers Local 825 Training Center
96 Bates/Gates Road
New Hampton, New York 10958
Tuesday – Friday
9/5/17 – 9/8/17
8:00 am – 11:00 am
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Saturday
9/9/2017
8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Monday – Friday
9/11/17 – 9/15/17
8:00 am – 11:00 am
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Monday
9/18/17
8:00 am – 11:00 am
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Applicant requirements (must bring with you at time of application):
1. Applicant must be at least 18 years of age
2. Applicant must have a valid driver’s license
3. Applicant must have a high school diploma or GED; and must provide high school transcript in sealed envelope from the high school you attended, or GED transcript.
4. All military veterans must provide a copy of DD-214
Washington Post: Senate approves FERC nominees, restores voting quorum
The U.S. Senate has approved two Republicans nominated by President Donald Trump to serve on FERC, which oversees the nation’s power grid and natural gas pipelines. The unanimous vote yesterday restores a voting quorum that will now allow American energy companies the ability to move forward with projects that will create jobs and improve our security. Among them is the $1 billion PennEast pipeline in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Fifth Annual Scholarship Golf Outing
It was a rain date like no other. Sunny skies, temperature in the high eighties and a breeze. A shotgun start at 1 p.m. brought lunch to a close and started the dash for each of 18 holes. Did everyone have fun? Let the pictures be the judge!
Operating Engineers Local 825 Awards $90,000 in Scholarships to Nine Grads
Members of the IUOE Local 825 presented $10,000 scholarships to nine graduating high school seniors Tuesday at the East Brunswick Hilton.
The scholarship money was raised by Local 825 members over a 12-month period through a series of fundraising activities, including a golf outing, a sporting-clays rifle shoot; a dinner dance; and a motorcycle “Poker Run.”
“We hope that these awards will help students reach their potential through higher education,” said Greg Lalevee, Local 825’s Business Manager. “Given the ever-increasing costs involved, these scholarships mean a lot to the families who receive them.”
Six scholarships were awarded on the basis of academic performance and three were awarded for achievements in athletics, service and understanding of union values.
The winners were:
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Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council AFL-CIO Scholarship Fund
The Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council offers eight $1,000 scholarships for 2017. Members of local unions affiliated with Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council and their dependents are eligible to apply.
Four of the scholarships are offered in memory of Ed Purtill, valued at $1,000 each; an additional four $1,000 scholarships are offered in memory of Abe Solomon. Applications must be returned by April 15.
Bergen County Central Trades Labor Council AFL-CIO Abe Solomon Scholarship Fund 2017
NJ Steel Association Jack Daly and Les Hynes Scholarship Awards
Applications must be received by June 30, 2017. addressed to:
JACK DALY, LES HYNES SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New Jersey Steel Association, Inc.
50 DIvision Street, Suite 501
Somerville NJ 08876
Click here for requirements and application
Middlesex-Somerset Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council’s Raymond A. Peterson Scholarship
This program offers three awards: First place, $2,500. Second place, $1,500. Third place, $1,000.
Students are eligible if they have a parent or guardian who is a member in good standing in a local union which is affiliated with the Middlesex and Somerset Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council or if the applicant is a union member.
In addition, applicants also must:
- Provide verification of acceptance at a post-secondary educational institution and verification of a B average or above in the graduating class.
- Write an essay of not less than 250 words on the subject of the Labor Movement detailed on the application form. Instructions are found on the application form.
Completed application and essay must be postmarked by Friday, April 17, 2017 and mailed to Frank Burke, whose address is found on the application.
Middlesex-Somerset Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council’s Raymond A. Peterson Scholarship Application Form