A Precinct 5 House candidate of the Democratic Party, Brundidge now works at Remington Bar.
In an interview last week, he said his tasks include helping bar’s employees process the documents submitted to the Department of Labor.
Before Brundidge decided to run for the House, he had applied for the following positions: truck driver, sales person, passenger attendant, heavy equipment operator, front office manager, store manager, tour counselor, warehouse keeper, landscaper, among other posts
Despite the help of Labor, 50 companies turned him down as most of the announced “vacancies” were for the renewal of guest workers.
Shortly after his job-hunt story was published by the Variety, two companies showed interest in hiring him — a shipping company and Remington.
He tried working for the shipping company before moving to Remington.
Brundidge said his experience with the two firms made him understand the problems of the local labor system.
At the shipping company, he was trained by the truck driver he would replace.
Brundidge said he did not like the way he was treated by his mentor whose contract, he was told, would no longer be renewed.
He said he quit due to this maltreatment — and the thought of putting another person out of job.
At Remington, the person who gave him the job interview turned out to be the one he was supposed to replace.
Brundidge said the interviewer treated him nicely and told him everything he needed to learn about the job.
But since the company valued the interviewer, it decided to renew his contract and created a new position for Brundidge.
The company, Brundidge learned, had been having a hard time with Labor.
“They felt I could help them with their problems with Labor after learning about my story,” Brundidge said.
His own experience, he added, has motivated him to put job security for locals on top of his agenda if he wins in November.
