Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Lame Duck Round Up: Regulations and Workforce Training Bills

Mandatory Apprenticeship Programs

Legislators did not approve a mandatory apprenticeship program that would have effectively shut nonunion contractors out of public works contracts. NJBIA had been fighting A-4305 (DeAngelo), which would have required contractors to have approved apprenticeship programs for each trade an employer utilizes, thereby eliminating less costly, quality nonunion competition. The bill was designed to give unions a monopoly on public works contracts and would have greatly increased costs for taxpayers. 

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