New Jersey Laborers' Union: Apprentice Program

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Contractor Requirements

The New Jersey Construction Craft Laborers Apprenticeship Program (NJCCLAP) is committed to providing the necessary skills to LIUNA’s newest members, the apprentices. Through a combination of classroom and on-the-job training, new members will be fully prepared to meet the needs of the Union Construction industry.
Contractors need to be aware of the pay and benefit rules as they pertain to apprenticeship.

Apprentice Wages and Progression
Apprentices shall be paid an increasingly progressive schedule of wages consistent with skills and knowledge acquired. The rate for each period of the apprenticeship is expressed as a percentage of the skill Construction Craft Laborer journeyworker rate specified in the collective bargaining agreement. The schedule that follows provides for four equal periods of approximately 1,000 hours of work and training each:

First period at 60% of the lowest journeyworker rate
Second period at 70% of the lowest journeyworker rate
Third period at 80% of the lowest journeyworker rate
Fourth period at 90% of the lowest journeyworker rate

Apprentice Benefits
Apprentices will not be eligible for and employers shall not be required to pay on behalf of apprentices contributions into annuity, defined contribution, vacation or supplemental employment benefit funds. Apprentices shall be eligible for and employers shall be required to pay on behalf of apprentices contributions to health, welfare and pension funds.