Solidarity News

March 14, 2019

2019 Rochelle Sadler, Journeyman of the Year (also first African-American female journeyman in Oregon – General Sheet Metal) http://djcoregon.com/newsmakers-2019/

Construction Unions Making Commitment to Recruit Women: https://commercialobserver.com/2019/03/construction-unions-making-commit…

Women in Construction Week Highlights Push for More Diverse Workforce: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/Women-in-Construction-Week-Highligh…

How these women are shaping the construction industry: https://www.constructiondive.com/news/women-in-construction-week-2018/51…

Level the Jobsite: Why the World Needs More Women in Construction: https://blog.plangrid.com/2018/03/level-the-jobsite-why-the-world-needs-…

Women in construction break down barriers in male-dominated industry: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2016/06/post_241.html

More women choosing careers in construction: https://www.wral.com/more-women-choosing-careers-in-construction/18244165/

Women are the solution to the construction industry’s labor shortage: https://www.curbed.com/2018/11/5/18065266/construction-industry-labor-sh…

CELEBRATING WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION AT INSPECTIONAL SERVICES: https://www.boston.gov/news/celebrating-women-construction-inspectional-…

‘Times Are Changing:’ More Women Breaking Into Construction Industry: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/02/27/women-in-construction/

Communities celebrate women who work in construction: https://wqad.com/2019/03/05/communities-celebrate-women-who-work-in-cons…

More women are entering the construction trade, but job sites and equipment haven’t adapted yet: https://www.marketplace.org/2018/03/26/economy/women-construction

3 Pro-Tips for Young Women In Construction: https://connect.bim360.autodesk.com/women-in-construction-industry

Local company seeks to promote women in construction industry: https://www.10tv.com/article/local-company-seeks-promote-women-construct…

Will Chicago’s building boom boost women in construction? https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/will-chicagos-building-boom-boost-w…

Women in Construction: #MeToo in the Building Trades? https://iwpr.org/women-construction-metoo-building-trades/

Building Success: At Last, Women Are Carving Out Careers In Construction: https://www.kut.org/post/building-success-last-women-are-carving-out-car…

Yes They Can! Program Boosts Number of Women Construction Workers: https://www.wsj.com/articles/yes-they-can-program-boosts-number-of-women…

This is [Still] a Man’s World: Number of Women in Construction has Declined Overall Since 2006 – The Registry: https://news.theregistryps.com/this-is-still-a-mans-world-number-of-wome…

Ziven Drake, ‘Trades Woman of the Year,’ is in demand as a highly-skilled commercial diver | Dorchester Report: https://www.dotnews.com/2019/ziven-drake-trades-woman-year-has-always-ki…

Editorial: We aren’t enlightened, we’re just short of workers | The Nelson Daily: http://rosslandtelegraph.com/news/editorial-we-arent-enlightened-were-ju…

Forget the ‘why’ and focus on the ‘how’ to retain women in the trades – constructconnect.com: https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/labour/2019/03/forget-focus…

Women in Construction: Bringing Guts and Grit to a Male Dominated Industry: https://connect.bim360.autodesk.com/women-in-construction-guts-and-grit

Women encouraged to consider careers in construction https://www.knoxnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/2019/03/08/women-encou…

Washington Has the Most Women in Construction: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/10/12/33787909/slog-pm-washington-…

Miron Forges the Way for a New Generation of Women in Construction: https://connect.bim360.autodesk.com/miron-women-in-construction?hsCtaTra…

Rosie Pictures: Images relating to American Women Workers during WWII: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/126_rosi.html?fbclid=IwAR0LkJbL7ZN5EqN4…

National Center for Women’s Equity in Apprenticeship and Employment: http://womensequitycenter.org/best-practices/

http://womensequitycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Sheetmetal-Work…

Local 66 Women’s Committee Veterans Donation Drive:  https://www.smw66.org/2018/09/17/local-66-womens-committee-veterans-dona…

Tradeswomen Stories – Women of Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 (2013)
http://sbctc.org/doc.asp?id=4375

Liz Fong (MacMiller Operations Integration Managerhttp://macmiller.com/women-in-construction-week-liz-fong/

Arlene Dunn named Director of Canada’s Building Trades Union: https://nabtu.org/press_releases/cbtu-blakely-dunn-announcement/

Tina Rivas, LU 66 on the show Titans: https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/…

Building a Stronger Construction Industry: Madelyn Broadus, Sheet Metal Worker
(2012) http://colabradio.mit.edu/new-construction-madelyn-broadus-sheet-metal-w…

AFL-CIO profiling women leaders: https://aflcio.org/2019/3/7/afl-cio-profiling-labor-leaders-and-activist…

Betsy Brown (IBEW) Travelled Around: https://mollymartin.blog/category/tradeswomen/

Green Dot Program: https://alteristic.org/casestudy/oregon-tradeswomen/

The Continuing Rise of Women in Construction:
https://www.enr.com/articles/45091-viewpoint-the-continuing-rise-of-wome…

More women work in construction that’s still a man’s world  https://qconline.com/business/more-women-work-in-construction-that-s-sti…

Women in the workplace: Ottawa Lake woman pursues construction:  https://www.monroenews.com/news/20190316/women-in-workplace-ottawa-lake-…

Young women in vocational schools learn about careers in construction industry
https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/young-women-in-vocat…

More women choosing careers in construction
https://www.wral.com/more-women-choosing-careers-in-construction/18244165/

Level the Jobsite: Why the World Needs More Women in Construction: https://blog.plangrid.com/2018/03/level-the-jobsite-why-the-world-needs-…