Students of the Maryland/DC Training and Upgrading Fund had a very special guest for their recognition ceremony this fall.U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) traveled to the Maritime Institute in Linthicum, Md., to attend the October 27 event honoring students and graduates of the fund.Calling our union “a special organization” that brings “dignity…and excellence to the workplace,” Cardin congratulated the more than 30 students on hand.Click here to learn more about the Training and Upgrading Fund, which in Maryland and D.C. alone has provided training to more than 130 1199SEIU members in 2011.- See more at: http://www.1199seiu.org/u_s_senator_ben_cardin_honors_maryland_dc_training_fund_students#sthash.NhQd1O9R.dpuf
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