women in the trades

Inspiring By Any Measure

Kate Zelko – Cement Masons Instructor and Mentor

Women at the Trades Women Build Nations Conference get encouragement from Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Kim and Brittney Bray, mother and daughter, work as Operating Engineers and members of IUOE Local 49.

Good Grilling for Gracious Giving
Fourth annual Minnesota Building Trades Ribfest cooked up 625 racks [Read more]
Minnesota Addresses Suicide in the Building Trades
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week is underway, and in Minnesota, [Read more]
Gallup Labor Day Poll 2025: Labor Union Support at Generational High
Not since the late 1950s and early 1960s has the [Read more]
Tradeswomen Honored
The year’s Women Building Success Awards program for 2025 had [Read more]
Rochester Welding Competition Grows by Challenging Students
Minnesota high school students participated in a welding competition held [Read more]
Hennepin County Obtains Minnesota’s First Ever Wage Theft Conviction
In early April a Hennepin County trial judge obtained the [Read more]
Amid a Buzz for Apprenticeships, Minnesota Explores Accessibility
Looking to help fill skilled labor shortages, Minnesota could boost [Read more]
Construct Tomorrow: Instructions to Opportunity
Construct Tomorrow’s student participation numbers continue to show high schoolers [Read more]