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17 Nov, 11 tweets, 7 min read

@imiweb

Tony DiPerna: What a great week, with Apprenticeship Week & President Biden signing the Infrastructure bill. Great paying wages, benefits--the building trades are the last stop for middle class America.
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Tony DiPerna: It's a trade, a skill you can take anywhere in the world. #UnionYes
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Tony DiPerna: We do brick, tile, terrazzo, & so much more, which is why we're the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers.
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Tony DiPerna: Did you know schools are evaluated according to how many students go on to college? The building trades wants the same credibility in the schools. We offer great training, great wages, great benefits--and zero student loan debt.
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@imiweb

Tony DiPerna: We're looking to really bolster our apprenticeship numbers & we're looking to build on them this year.
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Tony DiPerna: We have a direct link to Job Corps. We'll teach the skills needed, whether it's math, eye-hand coordination, etc. We're becoming more diversified & want to continue increasing that diversification.
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Tony DiPerna: This broadband piece of the infrastructure package will really help as we offer some of our classes virtually.
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Tony DiPerna: We've been targeting younger kids, as young as 5th & 6th grades, to tell them abt the building trades. Going to our apprenticeship program doesn't mean you're not getting an education, it means you aren't paying for it. Not everyone is suited for college
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Rick: Politically, I think all our problems can be solved by having unions in the workplace.
Tony DiPerna: If you can come out & do the job, you'll fit right in.
@imiweb @iubac #1u #UnionYes

@imiweb

Tony DiPerna: Google the building trades for the city you live in to get started joining our apprenticeship program. You earn as you learn, so you're not stuck for 3 years not making money. You get on a jobsite pretty quickly.
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Take a look at the International Masonry Institute's website for more information:
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