Repost: Building Connections Newsletter

UMass Boston recently released a Summer 2013 issue of their Building Connections newsletter, which describes progress on the campus' current construction initiatives. Page 3 has two great articles titled "Building Projects Promote Diverse Workforce" and "Diversity Manual Cites Integrated Sciences Complex," the second of which mentions PGTI's Finishing the Job: Best Practices for a Diverse Workforce in the Construction Industry. Read or download the newsletter at http://cdn.umb.edu/images/news/BuildingConnectionsConstructionNewsletterSummer2013.pdf.

Visit PGTI at UMass Boston Symposium on April 10th

The Policy Group on Tradeswomen's Issues (PGTI) is presenting its research on diversity in the construction industry at UMass Boston's Community-Engaged Partnerships Symposium on Wednesday, April 10th. Contact Susan Moir for more information or if you would like to attend the Symposium.

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Repost: Integrated Sciences Complex Project Commended for Workplace Diversity

Check out UMass Boston's article on PGTI's involvement in the workforce participation efforts at the ISC project.
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March 22, 2013

Office of Communications

Sheet metal worker and Building Pathways graduate Melissa Moran works on the Integrated Sciences Complex.

Labor Resource Director Co-Convener of Community Group Designed to Increase Diversity in Construction

The work underway on the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Integrated Sciences Complex has been cited in a new manual aimed at ensuring construction owners, managers, contractors, and building trade unions have a diverse workforce.

Read the full article at www.umb.edu.

© Copyright 2013 UMass Boston

Reasons to Keep UMass Boston's Labor Studies BA Program

Content created by UMass Boston's Labor Studies students and alumni.

Help Save UMass Boston's Labor Studies BA Program!

In a move that took the Labor Studies Program by surprise, the administration of UMass Boston has decided to “inactivate” the Labor Studies undergraduate degree program at the university effective immediately.

The reason given was low enrollment, but there are other programs on campus with lower enrollments that are not threatened. In addition, the Labor Resource Center operates in the black. And it is unclear that shutting the program will save any money, as all the same courses will continue to be offered for certificate students. This decision closes the only bachelor’s program in Labor Studies in our state and region. It is therefore of the upmost importance that the Massachusetts public university system continue to offer this program.

Please take a few minutes to let the UMass Boston know that you want to bring back the Labor Studies Undergraduate Degree Program.

• E-mail Chancellor Keith Motley at: keith.motley@umb.edu and Provost Winston Langley at winston.langley@umb.edu.
• Better still, send them a letter. Letters often get more attention.
• We have also created a petition online. We would appreciate your circulating it among other sympathetic people.

For details on sending letters of support, click on Read More.

Please send letters, on institutional stationery if possible, to:

Chancellor Keith Motley
Provost Winston Langley
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston MA 02125

Also, please send copies of your letters and emails to Anneta Argyres (Program Manager) and Susan Moir (Director) so we can keep track.

Or, you can also send them to us by mail to:

CPCS Labor Resource Center
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston MA 02125

Tell them how important labor studies programs are, and the UMass Bston BA program in particular, since it is the only one of its kind in New England. Tell them that you are unhappy with the university's decision and that they need to prioritize the education of working families by reinstating the program immediately.

Thank you!

Campus Construction Lunch and Learn

Sign Up for a Campus Construction Lunch and Learn UMass Boston Construction Update April 18, 2012 Join the Construction Impact and Awareness Advisory Committee (CIAA) for a free pizza lunch and learn about the latest on the Integrated Sciences Complex and other campus construction projects on Wednesday, April 25 at noon in the Campus Center, Ballroom B. Learn about the upcoming roadway relocation and utility corridor project, parking garage placement, the next academic building, the Calf Pasture Pumping Station, and the former Bayside Expo Center property. Please RSVP before Friday, April 20 by emailing Holly.Sutherland@umb.edu or calling 617-287-5182. This is the second in a series of Lunch and Learns sponsored by the CIAA. Solar Panel Tour In honor of Earth Week, take a tour on Tuesday, April 24 at 11:30 a.m. and learn more about UMass Boston's first solar panel installation.  Meet on the first floor lobby in Wheatley Hall. Both the Campus Construction Lunch and Learn and tour are Spring Enrichment and Engagement Days events.

Connect Sign up for construction updates Integrated Sciences Complex webcam Construction website Master planning website Facilities website Contact Customer Service Email us Construction photos See Also DCAM's website

Tradeswoman in the News: Sonya Codero

Sonya Codero joined Piledrivers Local 56 in Boston through a project with hiring goals.  The UMass Boston PLA covers $700 million worth of construction over ten years, and includes workforce hiring goals of 50% Boston residents, 25% people of color and 10% women.  


The PLA also established an Access and Opportunity Committee which has worked hard to ensure contractors meet the goals.  The job is just starting, but Sonya represents the difference that hiring goals can make.  For more information on the project, go to http://www.mass.gov/anf/property-mgmt-and-construction/oversight-agencies/dcam/community-access-and-outreach-for-the-university-/access-and-opportunity-information.html.

ISC Topping Off Ceremony Set for Thursday, 2/16/12

ISC Topping Off Ceremony Set for Thursday
UMass Boston Construction Update
February 14, 2012.
As ironworkers near the end of assembling the structural steel of the Integrated Sciences Complex (ISC) frame, UMass Boston will celebrate the milestone with a "topping off" event on Thursday, February 16, at 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of University Drive and the Quinn Roadway, near Healey Library.
The "topping off" of a construction project is a ceremonial event marking the end of steel construction by putting into place a final, signed beam. The campus community is invited to stop by and sign the steel beam between 8 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. on Thursday.
To get to the beam signing and to the ceremony, walk through the Quinn Upper Level doors, take a right and follow the Quinn Roadway. Just before reaching University Drive, take a right. The white beam will be located in front of a fence gate.
Following the ceremony, light refreshments will be served in the Quinn Upper Level lobby.
For those who want to stay inside for the beam-raising ceremony, good viewing areas include the catwalk between the Healey Library and Quinn Administration Building; the Ryan Lounge, third floor McCormack Building; and the Healey Library, eighth floor.
The crane on the ISC site is scheduled to leave next week. The most noticeable construction will move to pouring concrete for the floors of the new building.   
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Integrated Sciences Complex Webcam of the UMass Boston Integrated Sciences Complex (ISC)

Integrated Sciences Complex Webcam

This live webcam shows the footprint of the Integrated Sciences Complex (ISC), now under construction at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The ISC is located near the entrance of the university, adjacent to the Healey Library and Quinn Administration Building. Anticipated to open for classes in September 2013, the ISC will advance student and faculty access, engagement, and success with state-of-the-art research, teaching, and training laboratories.

Retrieved from: http://www.umb.edu/news_events_media/construction/isc_webcam/

UMass Boston Workforce Outcomes posted- you won't believe the outcomes!

Quick read: The Access and Opportunity goals and outcomes for the multi-million dollar UMass Boston project have been posted!

Have you seen the new website for UMass Boston projects (www.mass.gov/dcam/umb)?

The new site is to encourage community outreach and access for UMass Boston, and that includes providing information and reports about progress towards diversity goals. There is information for current and prospective employees, contractors, and other members of the community.

The Access and Opportunity goals and outcomes for the $700+ million UMass Boston project have been posted! Check them out, then let your voice be heard by coming to an Access and Opportunities Committee meeting or contacting a committee member.

Sneak peek of the latest report

Note: You can view the UMass Boston PLA here.

Video about the on the UMass Boston PLA: Check out the video of the ISC Groundbreaking Ceremony

The UMass Boston Groundbreaking Ceremony

Can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv0W7L7Ki1M

Want to know more about the Project Labor Agreement?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gelfd6uS5jM

The background is from (0 - 2:30)

UMass Boston's new complex means jobs and opportunities for Boston residents, minorities, women, as well as other people in the trades. What does this mean for you?

UMass Boston broke ground in April for the first building in $700 million worth of work...a commitment to BJO hiring goals

Hi Tradeswomen and Allies,

UMass Boston broke ground in April for the first building in $700 million worth of work.  They are essentially tearing down the entire campus and rebuilding it over the next ten years.  The university and the state have made a commitment to meeting the hiring goals of the Boston Jobs Ordinance, which is 10% women, 25% people of color and 50% residents.

The entire project is under a Project Labor Agreement, and under that PLA, they have created an Access and Opportunity Committee to help the community get access to these jobs.  The committee is having a public meeting next Wednesday evening at UMass. 

This is an opportunity to show them that there are tradeswomen in Boston ready, able and willing to do this work, and to advocate for actually meeting (or even exceeding!) the goal of 10% women, which has almost never happened.  Below are the details.

We hope you can join us - spread the word!

Wednesday, May 18

6 - 8 pm

Meeting of the Access & Opportunity Committee

Ryan Lounge

McCormick Building

UMass Boston

Parking:  UMass will provide parking passes for those who attend this meeting.

A map of the campus can be found at http://uc.umb.edu/moreinfo/general/map/

If you have trouble reading the map, park in any parking lot, come up onto the campus, and ask around for the McCormick Building.  It is marked as the McCormick Building.

The Access and Opportunity Committee was created under the PLA for this $700 million project and includes members from the Division of Capitol Asset Management (the state agency who owns this job), the UMass Building Authority, UMass Administration & Finance, labor unions and Boston city government people.

The PLA covers replacing many of the structures on campus. The first building is the $155 million Integrated Science Center.  Walsh Brothers is the Construction Manager.

Some details about this, the first of many buildings, can be found at

http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=afterminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Property+Management+%26+Construction&L2=Design+%26+Construction+of+Public+Buildings&L3=Current+%26+Completed+Projects&L4=Higher+Education+Projects+-+University+of+Mass.&sid=Eoaf&b=terminalcontent&f=dcam_project_highlights_he_umb_sciencecomplex&csid=Eoaf

Reminder: Unfinished Business: Building Equality for Women in the Construction Trades 4.20.2011 2:30 - 4:30pm

You've marked your calendars, now spread the word!!

http://www.mccormack.umb.edu/centers/cwppp/WomeninConstructionTrades.php

Unfinished Business:

Building Equality for Women in the Construction Trades

30th Women's Research Forum

Why has there been so little progress for women in the construction industry? What keeps women at under 3% of the construction workforce? How can women be assured access to high-paying jobs in the trades? Participate in the public release event for a new report examining what it will take to achieve gender equality in an industry on the rebound.

Join report authors Susan Moir, Director of UMass Boston's Labor Resource Center, and Meryl Thomson, Researcher, Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy, as they consider the barriers and opportunities for women in the construction trades.

Date:	Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Time:	2:30pm-4:30pm
Location:	Chancellor's Conference Room
	UMass Boston
	Quinn Administration Bldg., 3rd floor

RSVP.

All are welcome. Refreshments provided. Anyone requiring disability-related accommodations, including dietary accommodations, should visitwww.ada.umb.edu before April 14, 2011.

Event sponsored by:

Labor Resource Center, New England Regional Council of Carpenters, and Department of Women's Studies