Hudson Valley Laborers Local 17

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must have a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma (such as TASC or GED).
• Must have reliable transportation to and from work and related instruction.
• Must be physically able to perform the work of a Skilled Construction Craft Laborer as determined by a physical agility test conducted by Local Union, which includes:
  
  
  
  
• Lifting and carrying 10 94-pound sacks 25 feet and restacking to a height of approximately 54 inches.
• Mixing two bags of mortar, transferring it into buckets, and lifting buckets to a mason on a scaffold.
• Using a shovel to load a wheelbarrow with backfill material, pushing it 30 feet, and depositing the material into a 15-foot-long trench.
• Compacting soil using a vibratory compaction machine (jumping jack); backfilling soil six inches and re-tamping three times; backfilling another six inches and re-tamping three more times.
  
• Performing material handling tasks on a 10 feet scaffold
  
• Removing blocks off of a forklift and restacking.
• Performing a routine inspection inside a mock confined space (find the hidden object).
• Breaking up a 5’x 10’ slab of concrete (with wire) using a 90 pound pavement breaker; cleaning up the pieces and disposing into a container.
• Loading bricks onto a wheelbarrow, navigating through an obstacle course, and unloading.  Note: this task will be done in teams of two and will be timed individually.
  
  
• Walking on a treadmill for 1 mile at a speed of 3.2 mph.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Laborers' International Union of North America