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Attention Apprentices
If your career in public construction is just getting started, you should know that there are laws on the books protecting your rights. Massachusetts requires that any apprenticeship program meet several basic requirements, including a minimum of 2,000 hours per year of on-the-job training (the equivalent of full-time employment), 150 hours of related classroom instruction, and step raises as you move towards completion of the program. If your apprenticeship doesn’t offer these, call the Foundation for Fair Contracting today at 1-800-224-FAIR or email us at info@ffcm.org. A new law also says that apprentices who work on public construction jobs have to carry an apprentice ID card. The card, which includes your name, photo, information about your employer, and the projected date of your graduation, is intended to protect you and you rights as an apprentice. If you don’t have a card, call the Division of Apprentice Training at (617) 626-5409.
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