Convincing young women to try working in the trades is a challenge. Heck, convincing just about anyone that working in the trades means having a steady, solid income while getting trained in an apprenticeship program is hard. The idea that college is the only way to earn the most possible money over your lifetime has help create the dire economic straits that too many young people find themselves in.
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In most places those good union jobs and apprenticeships are open to the kids of members and excludes others by race and gender. Most large cities have - unsuccessful- efforts to open them up to others. But if you look at the certified payrolls the high paying ones are white men - whose fathers were members- and who live outside the city.
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I was actively recruited by the electricians local as a 56 year old woman. They have had a booth at many of the street fairs and festivals in Chicago for the last 5 years at least. I worked with the organization Women in the Trades back in the 1990s, since I was working as a carpenter.
At least here in the Midwest the unions are reaching out to the public for new members-they know that they need new bodies and are open to anyone trying for an apprenticeship spot.
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Anecdote does not equal evidence.
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Good luck with that!
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So, instead you just stop coming into work until they fire you?
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You can’t break up with me, etc.
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Any idea where that is? I’m sure the DoL would have something to say about that.
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Nope found it here:
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