Women Build Metro Los Angeles will be hosting an apprenticeship readiness fair on Friday, May 17. Come and meet women and recruiters from trade unions, construction-related businesses, and prime contractors. [continue reading]
Nancy Garcia of Boyle Heights was working at Goodwill when she first learned about Women Build Metro. At the time, she wasn’t sure the Goodwill store was a good fit [continue reading]
A study from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) last year found that more than 97 percent of construction workers on the average crew were male — roughly the same as 30 [continue reading]
As a child of the early ’90s, I grew up with the rallying cry of “girl power” and “girls can do anything!” This is patently untrue because I am still not [continue reading]
Jobs to Move America will debut the photography exhibit Women Can Build: Re-envisioning Rosie to the public at Los Angeles Union Station on May 22, 2015. Located in Union Station’s waiting room, the exhibit will run [continue reading]
Are you interested in working on a Metro construction project? Come and meet with Metro union recruiters, Metro staff and construction career support services on Thursday, Feb. 12 to find out [continue reading]
CCIC Save the Date The Los Angeles Urban League, in collaboration with Walsh Shea Corridor Constructors, Metro and other agencies, invites job-seekers interested in construction careers to attend a kick-off event for the Construction Careers Information Center (CCIC). The CCIC will be operated by Los Angeles Urban League and will [continue reading]
More than 100 community members interested in construction careers attended the “Construction 101” workshop put on by Metro, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) and other community partners at Inglewood City Hall on Saturday, Jan. 29. The workshops put eager residents on the career path by covering the [continue reading]
