United Brotherhood of Carpenters announces the 3rd UBC Women's Conference June 17-20, 2010

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The official website for the 2010 UBC Women's Conference is ubcsisters.org

Women’s Conference to Celebrate ‘Breaking New Ground’

All female UBC members are invited to the 2010 Sisters in the Brotherhood conference, June 17 – 20, at the International Training Center in Las Vegas.

With ‘Breaking New Ground’ as its theme, the conference will be a chance for UBC women to share their own experiences while learning about the union’s groundbreaking work in organizing, political action, training and cultivating new leaders.

Conference co-chairs are UBC Representatives JoAnn Williams of the St. Louis Missouri District Council, and Liz Skidmore of the New England Regional Council.

Steering Committee

Back (L to R): Isabelle DiJeau, Bobbie Whitmore, Kina McAfee, Barb Pecks, Mary Ellen Renz, Marcia Gonzalez, Elly Spicer
Front (L to R): T Vincent, Rocky Hwasta, Liz Skidmore, JoAnn Williams, Cathy Pike

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Plan aimed to support women in skilled trades-Canada

Plan aimed to support women in skilled trades The Telegram

The provincial government announced today an initiative designed to increase the number of women registering for skilled trades programs in the province and successfully completing their apprenticeship training.

The Department of Education recently signed a $100,000 contract with the Carpenters Millwright Union in this regard.

Education Minister Joan Burke said the goal is to increase female participation in non-traditional skilled trades.

“We have now entered into our second contract to enhance the placement of female apprentices in the workplace,” Burke said. “With this funding, the union will establish an office of women in apprenticeship, develop an inventory of women apprentices, and establish a work-placement program to ensure women apprentices are finding the training they need to complete their programs.”

Burke said the union will also work with employers and companies to ensure their commitments to hiring women apprentices have been met. In addition, the union will design a provincial awareness campaign highlighting the need to expand female participation in apprenticeship, targetting post-secondary institutions, workplaces, industry associations and trade unions.

http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=203626&sc=79