New Report Lifts Up the Voices of Black, Latina and Afro-Latina Women in Construction Trades

A new policy brief, Here to Stay: Black, Latina and Afro-Latina Women in Construction Trades Apprenticeships and Employment lifts up the voices of early career tradeswomen and underscores the many benefits they gain from working in the unionized construction trades. 

The report finds that women who do make it in the union building trades are paid much higher wages than women in many other professions, including those professions that may require a college education. While the number of Black women apprentices grew by over 50 percent and the number of Latina apprentices nearly doubled between 2016 and 2019, more work remains to be done.    Union apprenticeship programs are the key steppingstone to expanding opportunities to include more Black, Latina, and Afro-Latina women.

The full report is available at: https://bit.ly/3rcz5Bu