BAC Journal > BAC Director of Health and Safety Programs Liliana Calderon Participates in NABTU Briefing

BAC Director of Health and Safety Programs Liliana Calderon Participates in NABTU Briefing

2023 Issue 1
News in Brief

BAC Director of Health and Safety Programs Liliana Calderon was a panelist at the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) Women in Construction Week briefing at the US Capitol Building on March 8. The briefing focused on workforce programs and policy opportunities to increase recruitment and retention of women in the construction industry.

Tradeswomen, labor leaders, members of Congress and Biden Administration officials attended, including AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Director Wendy ChunHoon, NABTU President Sean McGarvey, and US Representatives Lori De Remer (OR-05) and Shontel Brown (OH-11).

(l-r) Vicki O’Leary, Ironworkers International Director of Diversity and NABTU Tradeswomen’s Committee Chair; Kasey Finegan, 3rd-year apprentice, UA Local Union No. 290; BAC Safety and Health Director Liliana Calderon; and Nicole Schwartz, TradesFutures Executive Director.
(l-r) Vicki O’Leary, Ironworkers International Director of Diversity and NABTU Tradeswomen’s Committee Chair; Kasey Finegan, 3rd-year apprentice, UA Local Union No. 290; BAC Safety and Health Director Liliana Calderon; and Nicole Schwartz, TradesFutures Executive Director.

The panelists discussed the progress and work on recruitment, their experiences in the trades, and how legislators and regulators in Washington, DC can make a difference for the next generation of workers.

“The best recruiters of our industry are those tradeswomen who have thrived in their careers. It is very important to share our stories,” Calderon emphasized. “How we got into the trades, how our lives have been impacted, and most of all our pride in our work, our trade... When we think about recruitment, we should be looking at all avenues. We should be recruiting all the time, wherever we are. Sharing our story, your story, with another woman.”