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TradesFutures and US DOL to Advance Women and Minorities in the Construction Industry

TradesFutures and US DOL to Advance Women and Minorities in the Construction Industry

TradesFutures, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., and the Department of Labor have entered a $20 million agreement to help advance opportunities for women, minorities, and underrepresented workers. From

Nicole Catrambone2023-03-10T14:09:14-05:00March 10th, 2023|Categories: Blog, Industry News|Tags: Apprenticeships, Construction Industry, department of labor, DOL, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Minorities, National Urban League, North America’s Building Trades Unions, Pennsylvania, Trades, TradesFutures, Veterans, Women|

Hard Hatted Woman Documents Grit and Love of Construction

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, women make up only 9.1% of the construction industry workforce, and most of these positions are as construction professionals in the office.

Byron Lee2019-04-14T12:00:00-04:00April 14th, 2019|Categories: GBCA News|Tags: Documentary, Film, GBCA News, Hard Hatted Woman, Hard Hatted Woman Documents Grit and Love of Construction, Trades, women in construction|

GBCA Teaches OSHA 10 at PennAssist

On October 4 & 5, 2018, GBCA Director of Safety Services, Frank Durso, taught the OSHA 10 training course to participants of the PennAssist Program. The course was held at the

Byron Lee2018-10-05T12:00:00-04:00October 5th, 2018|Categories: GBCA News|Tags: gbca education, GBCA News, gbca safety, GBCA Teaches OSHA 10 at PennAssist, osha 10, PennAssist, pennfirst, Trades, Workforce Development|