(Washington, DC) The Department of Employment Services joins the Community Services Agency and the Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO to celebrate the 6th Annual Labor-2-Youth Fair on Monday, May 15, 2006, in the Palladian Ballroom of the Omni Shoreham Hotel at 2500 Calvert Street, NW.
District residents, particularly high school students, out-of-school youth, and adult learners, will gain valuable information on a vast array of careers in unionized occupations, the labor movement and apprenticeship programs offered through the Community Services Agency and the Metropolitan Washington Council. The fair, which is sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO youth and adult workforce development program, Building Futures, will feature union-made products, skill and equipment demonstrations, as well as offer opportunities for participants to take part in hands-on activities and a game show. The event is free and open to the public.