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Council Member De La Rosa introduces legislation to support aspiring union engineers
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Council Member Carmen N. De La Rosa introduces Intro 1207, which aims to reduce barriers for obtaining boiler operating licenses by including apprenticeship time in the experience requirements. The legislation is intended to support the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 30 and prepare the workforce for New York City's green future.
- The bill has 19 council members signed on, including Council Member Krishnan as a partner.
- It seeks to include two-year apprenticeship time into the supervised practical experience requirement for boiler operating licenses.
- The legislation aims to support aspiring union engineers who are crucial to the city's infrastructure and future green initiatives.
Carmen N. De La Rosa
1:13:45
Thank you.
1:13:45
Today, we are introducing intro 12:07, and I wanna give a special thank you to council member Krishnan for being a partner on this and also the 18 other council members that have signed on.
1:13:55
The International Union of Operating Engineers Local thirty operates our power plants, powers our health care facilities, and maintains our higher education facilities.
1:14:04
They are crucial to our city's infrastructure.
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As we look towards a green New York City through retrofits, increased development in housing projects, and stability for our working family, we must consider how we can bolster our workforce to meet that need.
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Our unions already provide apprenticeship options to prepare union hands, but there are unnecessary barriers to obtaining boiler operating licenses that delay new engineers from entering the workforce.
1:14:29
Today's introduction seeks to include the two year apprenticeship time into the supervised practical experience time requirement, including their current relevant and informed experience into the three year time requirement.
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We encourage members to continue to sign on and support aspiring union engineers who help keep our city running.
1:14:49
Thank you.