Women Building the Nation Conference

JOURNAL: ISSUE 2 - 2013

In April, BAC's 14-member delegation attended the largest ever national conference focusing on women in the organized construction trades sponsored by the BCTD, BAC and sister building trades unions, and tradeswomen organizations. Front row, from left: Jessica Montgomery of 1 WA, Sandra Novak of 21 IL, Amanda Altomare of 5 OH, Brenda McClure of 36 OH; back row, from left Katy Speilberger of 36 OH, Laurie Harris of 3 CA, Brenda Cartino of 1 OR, Wendy Jackson of 13 NV, Yolanda Overstreet of 21 IL, Michelle Riley of 1 MI, Helene Brown of 21 IL, Andrea Atteberry of 3 CA, and Mary Lovette of 1 WA. A bricklayer and member since 1979, Sister Lovette's advice to her BAC sisters: "Work as hard as you can and take every opportunity to learn everything that you can."  Women members who missed the form in the last Journal inviting them to participate in a survey on their craftworker experiences, please email askbac@bacweb.org if you are interested  in participating and the IU will forward the information.