Delaware Laborers

DISTRICT COUNCIL ENDORSED CANDIDATES FOR 2020

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LIUNA today honors a heritage that began more than a century ago when courageous workers overcame hostility, threats and violence to join together for better lives. We honor that heritage through current struggles — being heard in government, raising standards for workers and employers on the job, and reaching out to a new generation of workers yearning for a better life.

From pay to training to retirement, LIUNA members live better. Men and women working in the construction industry see the difference a union makes in every paycheck.

Members run LIUNA, electing officers at all levels and participating in the day-to-day affairs of their Local Unions. Members set priorities for contracts and are the key in the union’s growth and success at increasing market share and political strength. Members run LIUNA, electing officers at all levels.

Apprenticeship: The Key To The Future

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the need for close to 1.5 million new construction workers over the next ten years. Recruiting, training and placing qualified new laborers into the workforce has never been so important.

The Laborers’ District Council of Delaware provides the classroom and hands – on jobsite training needed in today’s competitive market. Since technology is the future of many industries, training includes matching skills to the emerging technologies employers are using. Upon successful completion of The Laborers’ District Council of Delaware’s apprenticeship program, a worker will have received at least 400 hours of classroom instruction and 4,000 hours of on – the – job training.

Local 199 Nominations May 1st, 2020

Tonight the membership of Laborers’ Local 199 overwhelming nominated the following members into their positions unchallenged. Their support and trust in this board is greatly appreciated and will not be taken for granted.

Business Manager/Secretary Treasurer – James Maravelias
President – Curtis Linton
Vice President – Anthony Horton
Recording Secretary – Angela Parker
Sergeant at Arms – Illyas Bass
Executive Board Member – Japhis Lampkins
Executive Board Member – Ian Patton
Executive Board Member – Narvin Miller
Auditor – Ada Grimes Black
Auditor – Dina Laws
Auditor – David Lane

The LIUNA Difference

From pay to training to retirement, LIUNA members live better.

Men and women working in the construction industry see the difference a union makes in every paycheck.

The average wage for a union-worker is $28.08, compared with $18.10 for a non -union worker, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A heavy-highway LIUNA worker averages $41.94 an hour in wages and benefits, compared to $18.93 for non-union Laborers, according to Engineering News Record’s Construction Economics Department.

A union helps neutralize pay discrimination. The most recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows:

For women in a union, the weekly pay advantage is 32% over non-union women in the workforce.
For Hispanic union workers, the weekly pay advantage is 42%.
For African American union workers, the weekly pay advantage is 33%.

LIUNA has one of the best continuing FREE education systems in the world.

With dozens of courses that open the door to new opportunities and provide members with valuable skills.
Classes are available in every state in the U.S. and every province in Canada.

LIUNA members are safer on the job.

Members are empowered with the ability to speak out about workplace hazards.
Members are provided with training in order to recognize potential hazards.
A recent study found that the construction fatality rate in states with high union membership is half that of states with lower union membership.

Workers within a union also have an advantage when it comes to HEALTHCARE and RETIREMENT. The Bureau of Labor Statistics National Compensation Survey reports:

85% of union workers have health care insurance which includes medical, dental, vision and prescription drugs compared to the 54% of non-union workers.
76% of union workers have a guaranteed defined-benefit pension plan while only 16% of non-union workers have a pension plan.