Tom Eschen at 6 News WRGB-TV in Albany, New York reports on Labor Unions working to help fill the void of qualified Workers for renewable energy projects.  Unions like the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) are working to recruit new Members, partially with free training.  "In the (recruitment) area we're putting our Organizing Fund, our LECET (Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust) Fund, our Health and Safety Fund, all the Funds together, to try and get recruitment for this field - not just for this field but for all construction," Laborers Local 190 Business Manager Anthony Fresina says.  At Local 91’s Training Facility in Glenmont, New York - LIUNA offers training in nearly a dozen different solar systems, while also training Workers in wind and other types of renewable energy.

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