Apprenticeship

The Journeyperson of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.

The following is information on what is required of our apprentices per the rules and restrictions formulated by the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee.

Qualifications

1. Age - Minimum age 17.
2. Education - Preferably a high school graduate or G.E.D.
3. Physical Condition - Must be physically able to perform the work of the trade and be able to work a normal workweek on a regular basis.
4. Must have a driver's license and reliable transportation.
5. Must have a Social Security card.
6. Pre-job drug screening test.

Terms of Apprenticeship

• Length of Training - Three (3) or Four (4) years of on-the-job training.
• Related Instruction - Successful completion of a minimum of one hundred forty-four (144) to one hundred sixty (160) hours each year of related instruction (evening school (3) three hours or Saturdays (8) eight hours). September through June.

Benefits

• Life Insurance
• Dental Care
• Vision Care
• Annuity
• Hospitalization
• Prescriptions
• Pension
• Vacation Fund

*Benefits are determined by the members in their areas and will be different in some areas.

Obligation of Apprentices

The Apprentice, having read the standards formulated by the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee and signed an agreement with said Committee, agrees to all terms and conditions contained therein and to serve such time, perform such manual training, and study such subjects as the Committee may deem necessary to become a skilled journeyman of the trade.

In signing the apprenticeship agreement, the apprentice agrees to the following responsibilities and obligations under the apprenticeship program:

1. To perform diligently and faithfully the work of the trade and other pertinent duties assigned by the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee and the employer in accordance with the provisions of the standards.
2. To protect the property of the employer and abide by the working rules and regulations of the employer, the Union, and the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee.
3. To attend regularly and complete satisfactorily the required hours of instruction in subjects related to the trade as provided under the local standards.
4. To maintain such records of work experience and training received on the job and in related instruction as may be required by the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee.
5. To develop safe working habits and to conduct himself/herself at work in such a manner 'as to assure his/her own safety and that of his/her fellow workers.
6. To work for the employer to whom assigned until the completion of his/her apprenticeship, unless he/she is reassigned to another employer or his/her agreement is terminated by the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee.
7. To conduct himself/herself at all times in a creditable, ethical, and moral manner, realizing that much time, money, and effort will be spent in affording him/her an opportunity to become a skilled craftsman.
8. To be responsible for his/her own transportation to work sites and related classroom instruction.
9. To be involved in the local unions Organizing and Political Action Committees under the direction of the Apprentice Director.

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