Local 1 Connecticut Graduates Pre-Job Class

JOURNAL: ISSUE 2 - 2013

Local 1 Connecticut graduated 12 trainees on April 5th following their successful completion of the BAC/IMI twelve-week pre-job course. The course, which is designed to prepare apprentices entering the building trades with job-ready workplace knowledge and craft skills, was the first to be conducted by Local 1 in several years. 

The Local invited contractors to view the final test of the class to encourage job placements for the new apprentices. Local 1 President Gerald Marotti is optimistic about the graduates' future. "We are very proud to re-launch our apprentice program following the construction industry's severe downturn and look forward to a brighter future through upcoming apprentice classes." 

Front row from left, Local 1 CT pre-job graduates Marcellus Carter, Zachary Monahan, Joseph Soccoa, Fatjon Rapo, Anthony Pace, and David Garneau. Second row from left, Adam Hutchins, Michael Bakes II, Local 1 Vice Presidents John DeRose and Todd Dexter, Local 1 Executive Vice President Timothy Palmeri, IMI Pre-job Instructor Stephen Carney IV, Local 1 President Gerald Marotti, IU Regional Organizer Thomas McIntyre, Dominico Manganello, Francesco DeLillo, and Carlos Lastra.