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ICE established Construction Workers, Inc. (CWI) in concert with the
BAC to obtain temporary work visas for Canadian craftworkers to meet
labor shortages in the U.S. Over 500,000 hours were worked by
Canadians on U.S. projects during the peak need years as a result of CWI’s
efforts.
The following unions all endorsed
the CWI program
International
Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers
United
Association Journeyman & Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe
Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada
International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Sheet Metal
Workers' International Association
International
Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron
Workers
United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
International
Union of Painters & Allied Trades
International
Association of Heat & Frost Insulators
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