We are working with Kelly Group, an online education resource, and have compiled several bundles of online training courses. We will cover the cost of taking these courses for our members. It is our goal to supply our membership with continued opportunities to make themselves more valuable to their contractors and our local halls. After each member is enrolled, they have 1 year to complete the courses in each bundle. That allows each individual to take the courses at their own pace and in the time frame that fits their family’s schedules. Along with skilled topics like Pipe and Concrete, we also have online OSHA available. There are stand-alone online courses for OSHA 10 in English and Spanish, OSHA 10 Road Construction, OHSA 30 in English, or we also have the OSHA 30 bundle that includes not only the basic 10 and 30 courses but also more detailed courses. Laborer journeypersons that are interested in enrolling should contact their local halls and have a training referral sent to the training fund. The comprehensive course bundles include:

Highway Construction - Includes 14 courses-

Asphalt Design - SuperPave: Mix Design

Asphalt Pavement - Design Basics

Basic Civil Engineering - Asphalt

Basic Construction Math

Fundamentals of Asphalt Pavement Design

Green Infrastructure 4: Best Practices for Pavement

Highway Engineering 5: Highway Traffic Engineering

Highway Engineering 6: Highway Drainage and Surveys

Highway Engineering 7: Contracts and Supervision

Highway Engineering 8: Part 1 - Highway Materials, Maintenance and Rehabilitation

Highway Engineering 8: Part 2 - Highway Materials, Maintenance and Rehabilitation

Superpave Mix Design Process and Analysis 

Transportation Engineering: Introduction to Transportation, Planning, and Funding

Worksite Safety 11: OSHA Hazards in Communication

Pipe Bundle – Includes 9 courses-

Basics of Soil Resources 1: Classification, Mapping and Data Bases

Drinking Water Quality - Critical Parameters

Drinking Water Quality - Monitoring & Security

Ductile Iron Pipe

Excavation Safety and Shoring/OSHA

Pumping Stations - Part 1, Basic Concepts

PVC Pipe - Which type should I use?

Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities

Trenchless Methods: An Introduction

Concrete Bundle – Include 17 courses-

Concrete 1: Evaluation and Causes of Damage

Concrete 2: Repair Planning and Preparation

Concrete 3: Methods, Materials, and Maintenance

Concrete Additives: Water-Repellency & Efflorescence Control in Masonry

Concrete Fundamentals - Concrete Slab On Grade

Concrete Fundamentals: An Introduction

Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation - Diamond Grinding

Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation - Full Depth Repair

Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation - Partial Depth Repair

Concrete Pavement: Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers

Concrete Standards and Requirements

Concrete: Self-Consolidating

Essentials of Quality Concrete

Handling, Placing and Finishing Concrete

Precast Concrete Erection Procedures

Reinforced Concrete Tilt-Up Panels

Structural Masonry Materials

Green Construction bundle – Includes 13 courses-

Green Infrastructure 1: Introduction to High Performance Guidelines

Green Infrastructure 2: Best Practices for Site Assessment

Green Infrastructure 3: Best Practices for Streetscape

Green Infrastructure 4: Best Practices for Pavement

Green Infrastructure 5: Best Practices for Utilities

Green Infrastructure 6: Best Practices for Stormwater Management

Green Infrastructure 7: Best Practices for Landscape

Green Infrastructure 8: Best Practices For Construction

Green Streets

Green Urban Design

Residential Green Building: Design, Construction, and Accreditation

Residential Green Remodeling: Design, Construction, and Certification

Stormwater Harvesting: A Green Concept

Leadership bundle – Includes 35 courses-

Communication & Leadership

Protecting Your Team Against Workplace Violence

Smart Business Writing: Email Do's and Don'ts

Smart Business Writing: Writing Effective Emails

Smart Customer Service 1: Courtesies, Attitude, and Ethics

Smart Customer Service 2: Listening for Understanding

Smart Customer Service 3: Effective Verbal and Nonverbal Communication

Smart Customer Service 4: 3 Steps to Successful Customer Interaction

Smart Customer Service 5: Handling Customer Complaints

Smart Leadership: Part 1 - What Leaders Do

Smart Leadership: Part 2 - Model the Way

Smart Leadership: Part 3 - Inspire a Shared Vision

Smart Leadership: Part 4 - Challenge the Process

Smart Leadership: Part 5 - Enable Others to Act

Smart Leadership: Part 6 - Encourage the Heart

Smart Management: Coaching for Better Performance

Smart Management: Data Security Smart Management: Discrimination in the Workplace for Managers

Smart Management: Effective Performance Review Practices

Smart Management: Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity for Managers

Smart Management: Getting the Most out of a Multigenerational Workforce

Smart Management: How to Handle Workplace Challenges

Smart Management: Key Skills for Managing & Coaching Your Team

Smart Management: Methods for Motivating and Mentoring Your Team

Smart Management: SMART Goals - Setting Effective Targets for Success

Smart Management: The Art & Science of Delegation

Smart Mental Health: Managing Anger and Emotions

Smart Mental Health: Reducing Stress and Anxiety

Smart Safety: Safe Driving

Smart Time Management: 7 Steps to Regaining Control of Your Day

Smart Time Management: The 80/20 Rule for Making Every Minute Count

Smart Workplaces: Code of Conduct - Ethics Education & Social Media Guidelines

Smart Workplaces: Designing Safe Workspaces & Preventing Injury

Smart Workplaces: Preparing for a Pandemic Flu Outbreak

Smart Workplaces: Sexual Harassment Prevention

Safety Bundle – Includes 26 courses-

Back Safety

Back Safety: Protection and Treatment Basics

Bloodborne Pathogens

Confined Spaces in Construction

Crystalline Silica: Understanding the Hazards

DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing

Driving Safety

Eye and Face Protection

Fire Essentials and Fire Science

Fire Safety

Hand & Power Tool Safety

Heat Safety Awareness

Lockout/Tagout

Mold Remediation

Mold Safety and Health

OSHA 10-Hour Construction Online Course

Personal Protective Equipment

Respiratory Protection

Safety: Fire Part 1 - Workplace Fire Hazards & Preventing Fires

Safety: Fire Part 2 - Fire Protection Equipment & Techniques

Walking and Working Surfaces

Work Zone Safety and Traffic Control

Worksite Safety 03: OSHA Fall Protection

Worksite Safety 04: OSHA Struck-By & Caught-Between Accidents

Worksite Safety 05: OSHA Personal Protective Equipment

Worksite Safety 11: OSHA Hazards in Communication

OSHA 30 bundle – Includes 27 courses-

Back Safety

Back Safety: Protection and Treatment Basics

Bloodborne Pathogens

Confined Spaces in Construction

Crystalline Silica: Understanding the Hazards

DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing

Driving Safety

Eye and Face Protection

Fire Essentials and Fire Science

Fire Safety

General Industry Safety - Hazard Communication

Hand & Power Tool Safety

Heat Safety Awareness

Lockout/Tagout

Mold Remediation

Mold Safety and Health

OSHA 10-Hour Construction Online Course

OSHA 30 Hour Online Course

Personal Protective Equipment

Respiratory Protection

Safety: Fire Part 1 - Workplace Fire Hazards & Preventing Fir

Walking and Working Surfaces

Work Zone Safety and Traffic Control

Worksite Safety 03: OSHA Fall Protection

Worksite Safety 04: OSHA Struck-By & Caught-Between Accidents

Worksite Safety 05: OSHA Personal Protective Equipment

Worksite Safety 11: OSHA Hazards in Communication

OSHA 10 – Stand Alone
OSHA 10 – Stand Alone Spanish
OSHA 30 – Stand Alone
OSHA 10 – Road Construction 

LIUNA Will Never Back up, Never Back Down in the Fight for Racial, Social, and Economic Justice

Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2020) – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – issued the following statement today:

LIUNA is united in grief and sadness over the heinous and unconscionable killing of George Floyd. Once and for all, we must come together as a nation and as a people, to stamp out and extinguish the flames of bigotry, discrimination, and racial, social, and economic injustice. 

We stand shoulder to shoulder with all those who are committed to tearing down the walls of inequality and racism that have plagued our nation for far too long. The men and women of LIUNA strongly support the right to peacefully demonstrate, which is a founding principle of our nation, our union, and our society. We condemn the lawless cowards who are exploiting these terrible times - acting with violence and disregard for the values of our democracy. 

In memory of George Floyd and all those who have tragically and unjustly lost their lives, we must recommit ourselves to the fight to eradicate bigotry and discrimination and to bring about the critical reforms our country so desperately needs. We must never forget that one of the most powerful tools of social change that is available to us—is the ballot box. We must be united in our vigilance and determination to elect leaders at every level of government that reflect our values for justice, equality, and fairness for all.

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We have resumed Training Classes on Monday, June 1, 2020 and will provide updates as they become available.

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TRAINING: When you see a union laborer, you are seeing one of the best-trained, most skilled and most experienced laborers in the construction industry. Many of our members got their start as union laborers with apprenticeship training at the Laborers Training Center in Belton, MO.

It offers both classroom and hands-on instruction in every discipline a laborer will need to do the dozens of jobs they do. Here's a look at many of the important lessons laborers in Western Missouri and Kansas learn at our Belton Training Center.

The 500,000 members of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) that work in building construction, highway and utility construction, and environmental remediation play an important role in the industry.  On nearly every phase and area of these job sites, laborers work independently and assist other craft workers to complete projects.  Laborers often are some of the first workers hired on a project and the last to leave it.

Skilled craft laborers use numerous skills as they move between many varying tasks with equal ability.  Further, they follow detailed instructions as well as problem solve for themselves.  This unique combination of skill, knowledge and decision making requires considerable technical and mental skills.  Women and minorities make up approximately 50% of the skilled construction laborers work force.  Flexible work schedules are often necessary due to the varying lengths and locations of jobs.  A laborer may be paving a highway for weeks in one county, then working only a few days on a masonry project in another county.  The unpredictability of each project can be both frustrating and exciting.  While some laborers may specialize in one type of work such as environmental remediation, often it is difficult to rely on just that one work classification to provide steady work.  Cross training, therefore, is a way to become more “marketable” for future jobs, and it provides experience and skills necessary to stay on jobs longer. Many laborers because of their ability, versatility, and productivity in performing their work tasks, have been asked by their project supervisor or foreman to move on to the contractor’s next project.