Members will receive $800 a week in maternity benefits for a minimum of 12 weeks, union General President Brent Booker told the Tradeswomen Build Nations conference in New Orleans.
A record 4,000 union and non-union attendees were at the Tradeswomen Build Nations event in Washington, DC, while apprentice programs have more women participants, a new analysis indicates.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and others tell construction attendees at record turnout for Tradeswomen Build Nations conference that investment in women is critical to U.S. competitiveness.
