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By Our Hands: Rebuilding Life with a Job in the Building Trades
… job and doing it well. Before Andrew Flonory’s murder, he helped convince his sister to get into Building Pathways , a pre-apprenticeship program founded by the Building and Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District in 2011 to help bring women and people of color into union-run, skill-based and career-focused apprenticeship programs. “It was the best decision I’ve made in my life,” Flonory said. At Building Pathways, she attended … start?” Since that phone call, Flonory has been working steadily and getting the school hours she needs to complete her apprenticeship. In her spare time, she still helps out at Dunkin’ Donuts. So far, she has taken classes in safety and health, …