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Apprenticeship Links
WHAT EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR WHEN HIRING APPRENTICES
Good eyesight and excellent hand-eye coordination
Stamina to deal with long hours of repetitive work in all
weather conditions
Strength and agility to assemble and disassemble the equipment
Willingness to continually upgrade skills in order to keep
up with changing technology
Ability to keep a cool head in critical situations
Willingness to live away from home for periods
of time, or at least vehicle availability
for a 1-2 hour radius from home
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Coalition of Labor Union Women: CLUW is a
membership organization of union women that works on organizing women, affirmative
action in the workplace, political action and legislation, and increasing the
participation of women within their unions.
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Feminist Majority Fund : The Feminist
Majority was founded to promote women's empowerment through research, education
and action.
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Institute for Women's Policy Research:
A public policy research organization dedicated to informing and stimulating
the debate on public policy issues of critical importance to women and their
families.
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Labor Project for
Working Families: The project works with unions to develop workplace policies
for families through collective bargaining and public policy. Work and family
issues include child care, elder care, family leave, flexible work schedules,
mandatory overtime and more.
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Ms. Foundation: A national, multi-issue,
public women's fund that supports the efforts of women and girls to govern their
own lives and influence the world around them by funding and assisting women's
self-help organizing efforts and pursuing changes in public consciousness, law,
philanthropy and social policy. The foundation directs resources to break down
barriers based on race, class, age, disability, sexual orientation and culture.
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National Committee on Pay Equity:
A national coalition of some 180 organizations, NCPE works to eliminate sex-
and race-based wage discrimination, and to achieve pay equity.
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National Council of Negro Women:
NCNW's mission is to advance opportunities and the quality of life for African
American women, their families and their communities.
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National Council of Women's Organizations:
NCWO is a bipartisan network of more than 100 women's organizations.
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National Organization for Women: NOW's mission
is to take action to "bring women into the full participation in the mainstream
of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof
in truly equal partnership with men."
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National Partnership for Women
and Families: The National Partnership uses public education and advocacy
to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care and policies that
help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.
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National Women's Law Center: The National
Women's Law Center uses a variety of tools to maximize its impact in bringing
women's concerns to public policymakers, advocates and the public alike, including
public policy research, monitoring and analysis; litigation, advocacy and coalition-building;
and public education.
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The ERA has excellent brochures for download at no
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Awesome Books
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The Manual for Survival
for Women in Nontraditional Employment,
By AUD
Women's Project and NOW LDEF, 116pp., $10.00 |
Democratic Rights for Union
Members,
by Herman Benson,
Prefaces by Victor Reuther and Clyde Summers,
245 pp. $10.00 |
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Union Democracy in the Construction
Trades,
by Herman Benson, William Schendel, and others, 36pp., $3.00 |
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The Rights of Employees and
Union Members,
by Wayne Outten, Robert Rabin, and Lisa Lipman, 602
pp., $16.00 |
Democracy is Power: Rebuilding
Unions from the Bottom Up,
by Mike Parker
and Martha Gruelle, 255pp., $17 |
How to Win Past Practice Grievances
By Robert M. Schwartz,; 113pp., $10 |
The FMLA Handbook: A Practical Guide to the Family and Medical Leave
Act for Union Members and Stewards
By Robert
M. Schwartz,; 175pp., $10 |
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Running for Local Union Office,
by David
Pratt, 86pp., $10 |
A Troublemaker's Handbook:
How to Fight Back Where you Work--and Win!,
by Dan LaBotz,
262 pp., $17.00 |
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The Legal Rights of Union
Stewards,
by Robert M. Schwartz, 179pp., $10 |
How to Get an Honest Union
Election,
by Herman Benson,
65pp.
$4.00 |
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