(LAKEVIEW, NEW YORK) – Over a two-day period - Tuesday (September 29th) and Wednesday (September 30th), more than 1,000 High School Students, took part in the 18th Western New York Construction Career Days event out at International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 17’s sprawling 400-acre Training Facility in Lakeview.

Since its inception, more than 20,000 High School Students have been introduced to a potential and good-paying career in the Unionized Trades - and have been provided with an amazing experience where they get an array of hands-on and virtual opportunities to work with bricks and concrete, repel down a scaffold and operate an array of heavy machinery, to name just a few, all under the watchful eyes and guidance afforded by a host of Union Retirees who graciously donate their time.

WNYLaborToday.com was in attendance on Day 1 of this year’s Construction Career Days event and documented it with a number of photos that appear below:

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And For More On This Year’s Construction Career Days Event, Read: As One Tradesman ‘Looks Back At The Impact Western New York Construction Career Days Had On Him,’ More Than 1,000 High School Students ‘Will Be Introduced To A Potential & Future Career In The Unionized Building Trades’ This Week - WNY Labor Today: Your On-Line Labor Newspaper, Bringing You Labor News From Across The Nation, New York State & Western New York