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KINGSTON, N.Y. In an attempt to end the “back and forth, back and forth” nature of apprenticeship guideline deliberations in the city, aldermen removed a requirement that contractors bidding on city contracts over $100,000 have three annual graduates from their apprenticeship programs. The Common Council voted 8-1 to amend the guidelines on Tuesday, with […] ....
KINGSTON, N.Y. Lawmakers proposed amending guidelines for city contractors during a Laws and Rules Committee meeting on Wednesday, removing a line from a 2022 resolution that requires bidders on municipal contracts over $100,000 to have apprenticeship programs with at least three annual graduates. Over the past two months, aldermen have heard from trade union […] ....
KINGSTON, N.Y. City lawmakers will wait to decide the fate of apprenticeship guidelines after facing pushback from union representatives in recent weeks. Lawmakers decided to table a planned repeal of requirements for graduation rates and figures for laborers with city contracts at a Wednesday meeting of the Laws and Rules Committee. At the meeting, aldermen […] ....
KINGSTON, N.Y. To the applause of contractors and apprentices in attendance, the Common Council tabled a resolution Tuesday repealing a 2022 amendment mandating that apprenticeship programs produce three graduates annually in a five-year period while maintaining a 30% graduation rate. Only applicable to city contracts over $100,000, repealing the amendment would not have affected the existence […] ....