Laborers Local 785 represents skilled construction craft laborers in the Southern Tier and Fingerlakes regions of NY.
Laborers Union covering Nine counties in the Central and Southern Tier Regions of New York State. Geographic jurisdiction includes: the entire counties of Broome, Cortland,Tioga, Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga and townships in Delaware and Chenango Counties.
Laborers Local 785 was chartered in March 2008 and consists of the former Locals 7 (in Binghamton, NY; 589 (in Ithaca, New York); and 1358 (in Elmira, New York). MEMBERSHIP includes over 800 skilled construction journeypersons and over 30 apprentices. GEOGRAPHICAL JURISDICTION includes nine counties in the Southern Tier of New York and the Finger Lakes-
• Entire Counties of : Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler,
Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins.
• Partial Counties: Chenango-entire county except the Townships of Sherburne, Columbus, and New Berlin; Delaware-only the Townships of Sidney, Columbus, New Berlin, Masonville, Walton, Tompkins, Deposit, Hancock and Colchester. TRAINING-Laborers Local 785 members are eligible to attend as many hours of FREE safety and skills training as they wish. Our training is provided by the Upstate NY Laborers’ Education & Training Center headquartered in Oswego, New York. The Upstate New York Laborers’ Training Center’s courses and instructors are certified by the Environmental Protection Agency; New York State’s Department of Labor, Health, and OSHA; and by the Laborers-AGC. Course work includes but is not limited to:
• Asbestos Abatement
• Blueprint Reading
• Introductory Construction Math
• Cutting and Burning
• Fall Protection
• Flagging Safety
• Foreman Preparedness
• General Construction
• Hazardous Waste Worker
• Laser Level Technology (Pipe Laser)
• Lead Abatement
• Basic Line & Grade
• Mason Tending
• Material Handling
• Microbial Remediation
• OSHA Confined Space permits
• OSHA Safety & Health-10 hour & 30 hour
• Powder Actuated Tools
• Pipe Fusion & Joining
• Pipeliner Safety
• Basic Rigging & Signaling
• Rough Terrain Forklift
• Scaffold Erection
• Trenching & Shoring-Competent Person
FRINGE BENEFIT PACKAGES offers members-
• Health care coverage for members and families
• Pension plan
• Annuity
• Death Benefit
WAGE RATES- Please see attached
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM- Laborers Local 785 apprentices are “Laborers-in-training”. The Local 785 Apprenticeship program incorporates 4,000 hours of on-the-job training, 288 hours of “Classroom” training, as well as attendance at monthly Union meetings. In order to provide a well-rounded experience for the apprentice, on-the-job training includes a combination of work hours in heavy & highway and building construction. The classroom training compliments the on-the-job training and includes the necessary certifications required by NY State DOT and OSHA, construction math, environmental certifications, fundamentals of blueprint reading, operation and care of hand tools and equipment, safety training and First Aid/CPR to name just a few. Apprentices are paid a portion of the journeyperson’s rate while they perform their on-the-job training. Apprenticeships are a win-win opportunity for everyone. Contractors receive the benefit of a reduction in payroll costs, and the opportunity to provide training and experience for the next generation of Laborer apprentices receive the benefit of training alongside a journeyperson and the opportunity to build a career in the construction industry. The apprentice program provides a career path for non-traditional groups such as women and people of color.
