Testimony & Comments / Chemical Safety
BlueGreen Alliance Comments on U.S. Department of Labor’s Efforts to Weaken Apprenticeship Programs
The BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of fourteen of the nation’s largest and most influential labor unions and environmental organizations, collectively representing millions of members and supporters, urges the Department of Labor (DOL) to withdraw its proposed rulemaking titled “Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations,” which would exempt Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs) from being used within the construction industry for an indefinite period of time.