Dear Brothers & Sisters,

Meeting Reminder:

Our next meeting is Monday, April 23, 2018. Meeting will start at 6:30pm at

560 Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA.

 

Executive Board members meet at 6pm.

 

Please plan to bring updates about your union - Masscosh will be in attendance to honor Worker Memorial Day

 

Scholarship Awards:

 

For those locals who have submitted ads – we appreciate it!

For those who have not, please do so asap.  

 

 

 

Sincerely and In Unity,

 

Lisa M. Lemieux

President

 

Upcoming dates:

• Saturday, April 21, 2018 Building Worker Power: Organizing Against the Attack on the Public Sector Conference, by UMASS Dartmouth Labor Ed Center - RSVP by 4/13 to Kwilson@umassd.edu

• Next GSM CLC Meeting, 4/23/18

• May 8, 2018, RUM Lobby Day -to RSVP for SE Mass bus email Anabel at anabels83@gmail.com

• May 17th, CSJ Banquet 6pm at Venus De Milo

• May 23 - 25 MA AFL-CIO Gompers - Murray - Meany Annual Education Conference

• May 31, 2018, GSMLC Scholarship Dinner at Century House

• June 2, 2018 Mass Dems Convention & NB NAACP Breakfast at Century House

• June 18 Next CLC Mtg

BUILD YOUR FUTURE

BUILDING PATHWAYS SOUTH

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Are you a woman stuck in a low-income, dead-end job and

looking for a career that can support you and your family?

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Are you willing to work hard and get your hands dirty?

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Make your own wooden toolbox and learn about being a

woman in the building trades

Friday, April 20 from

3:00-5:30 PM at Temple Landing Community Room;

370 Middle Street, New Bedford, MA

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Building Pathways South is a 6-week class to prepare you for a union

apprenticeship in the building trades

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Applications due Friday, April 27, 2018

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Must be at least 18, be willing to take a drug test, be strong and have a

driver’s license (or plan to get one) and reliable transportation.

Building Pathways South is a collaboration between the Brockton & Vicinity Building Trades Council, the Southeastern Massachusetts Building Trades Council and the Women's Fund of Southeastern Massachusetts.

The project is fiscallysponsored by the Coalition for Social Justice Education Fund and will serve residents of the SouthCoast and South Shore regions of the state.

For more info, Contact Yvonne Tobey, Project Coordinator at 774-238-1165 or

buildingpathways.south@gmail.com

The Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council Scholarship is available to high school seniors living in Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands whose Parents, Legal Guardian, or Grandparents are members of a labor union affiliated with the Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council. The student applicant may also be a member of a labor union affiliated to the labor council.

Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to three students selected as winners during the competition.

All scholarships are awarded to those students who most fully meet the selection criteria.

Current students who wish to apply should review the scholarship details and submit the application form.

Locals and anyone interested in supporting this event can download the ad solicitiation, sizing guide, and pricing form.

These files are also available from the Downloads page.