There is an ongoing shortage of workers in construction, especially women. As reported here, while women make up 51% of the total workforce, in construction it’s just over 9%. Many trades, including Plumbers Local 75 have been actively recruiting women to join their apprenticeship programs. At Plumbers75Careers.com, interested candidates answer a few questions [...]
While many of the Building Trades have increased recruiting efforts towards women, the numbers are still woefully inadequate. For example, in 2018 it was estimated that women comprised only 5.4% of welders, 2.4% of electricians and 2.2% of carpenters. We're starting to develop interest early with programs like CAMPBuild and in today's video [...]
CampBUILD is the result of a combined vision between the Badgerland Girl Scouts and Madison College to help build a bridge between women and the skilled trades. This summer, CampBUILD hosted camps for girls from pre-K through high school over 2 weeks. Kindergarteners designed and built birdhouses with hand tools while middle and [...]
More women are joining the building trades and for good reason. There are plenty of opportunities available for a rewarding career and pay and benefits are the same for women and men. In today’s short video from Building Wisconsin TV, Plumbers Local 75 apprentice Christina B. tells why she switched from college to [...]
More and more women are finding themselves attracted to the construction trades and for good reason. There are plenty of opportunities available for a rewarding career and pay and benefits are the same for men and women with no glass ceiling. Check out today's short video from Building Wisconsin TV to see why [...]
The current shortage of skilled workers is causing the Building Trades to increase their recruitment efforts to bring in and train good people. Pay and benefits are the same for women and men and jobs are plentiful. Steamfitters Local 601 is one of several trades taking proactive steps in the recruitment of apprentices, [...]
There's currently a shortage of construction workers and plumbers are no exception. As reported in today's article, while women make up 51% of the total workforce, in construction it's just over 9%. Many trades, including Plumbers Local 75 have been actively recruiting women to join their apprenticeship programs. At Plumbers75Careers.com interested candidates answer a few simple [...]