Camden County Commissioner Jonathan Young Encourages NJ BUILD Students
Camden County Commissioner Jonathan Young with students from NJ BUILD program. Photo courtesy of Commission Jonathan Young Facebook
BY CLYDE HUGHES | AC JosepH Media
CAMDEN – Camden County Commissioner Jonathan Young, a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, encouraged and inspired students involved in the first NJ BUILD program last week at Camden County College.
NJ BUILD, or Builders Utilization Initiative for Labor Diversity, is a six-week career pathways program that provides training in the construction trades industry for women and minorities, and places program graduates into registered apprenticeships or construction jobs.
Young, the highest-ranking African American in the building trades in New Jersey, according to the New Jersey Globe, serves as the liaison to the Camden County Department of Economic and Workforce Development.
“As the demand for skilled trade workers continues to rise, we are excited to offer this no-cost pre-apprenticeship training program to our residents,” said Young, according to an NJ BUILD post on Facebook.
“We hope the knowledge and training they gained from the NJ BUILD program will lead them to gainful employment in their trade of choice.”
Young said in his own post that NJ BUILD is funded by the New Jersey Department of Labor and is supported by New Jersey Pathways to Apprenticeship, a non-profit organization dedicated to breaking down barriers and creating pathways for aspiring individuals to enter the registered building trades apprenticeship programs.
Young has made his way to various positions of leadership in the community and the trades. In January, the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters selected him as their new political director.
“Jon has been a strong advocate on the job site as a council representative and in the political arena as a Camden County commissioner for fair wages, union apprenticeships, and higher labor standards,” Executive Secretary-Treasurer William Sproule said, according to the New Jersey Globe.
“His extensive background as a carpenter and elected official provides him the unique ability to explain to working carpenters and elected officials alike about the importance of voting to protect the union way of life.”
A commissioner since 2015, Young is the former president of the New Jersey Association of Counties and the Southern New Jersey Building Trades vice president.
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