Local tradeswomen honored the most badass among them.
To open more eyes to apprenticeship, Carpenters open training center doors
November 15, 2019 by
Latesha Hayes’ career path came full circle this morning. A fourth-year apprentice with the Carpenters union, Hayes was one of six tradeswomen who led 33 eighth-grade girls from Roseville on a tour of the union’s St. Paul training center. The students put on hard hats and safety glasses, worked with tools of the trade and […]
In some local unions, #MeToo has galvanized members
December 14, 2018 by
Workplace cultures don’t change on their own.
Women in Construction plan two events this month
October 9, 2018 by
Interested in learning more about career opportunities in the union trades?
Trades-backed alliance ramps up recruitment as MN’s construction industry booms
May 16, 2018 by
Minnesota’s Building Trades unions are behind an effort to restock the pipeline of workers entering the industry with with women, veterans and people of color.
Area Building Trades councils honored for community outreach
April 20, 2018 by
The national award recognizes Minnesota unions’ efforts to recruit and prepare women, people of color and veterans for construction apprenticeships.
Why aren’t more women entering the construction trades?
March 8, 2018 by
On International Women’s Day, it’s worth noting one area of the U.S. economy where the wage gap is uniquely narrow: construction.
‘Women in Construction Week’ begins Monday
February 28, 2018 by
Events are open to tradeswomen, students and anyone interested in learning more about a career in the construction industry.
Minnesota union members marched against Trump in droves. Here’s why
January 27, 2017 by
Dressed in hard hats and union colors, union members were among the estimated 100,000 people who joined the Women’s March in Minnesota one day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, capping three days of protests – locally and nationally – that put the new administration on notice of popular opposition to his policy objectives and governing […]
Dreading Trump? Turn your anger into action at four Twin Cities inauguration protests
January 13, 2017 by
We’re a week away from seeing former reality-TV boss Donald Trump – a megalomaniac with a track record of not paying his employees, fanning the flames of bigotry and making “locker-room talk” about sexual assault – assume the highest office in the land. Whether the impending Trump presidency scares the hell out of you or […]
