Great video showing how Moore Community House's Women in Construction program is training women in the Gulf Coast for careers in the building trades and partnering with local business to place them in high-paying jobs.
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Women in Construction - Moore Community House from Kertis Creative on Vimeo.
Showing posts with label workforce development. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Repost: Local hiring success continues under landmark SF jobs ordinance
Great article on the success of San Francisco's local hire ordinance!
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Under a failed “good faith efforts” approach to connecting San Francisco residents with good-paying construction jobs, local workers made up an average of only 20 percent of hours on city-funded public works projects.
In the two years since the landmark mandatory local hiring law adopted by policy makers in December 2010 has been in effect, however, participation by San Francisco’s community workforce has jumped to just over 33 percent of job hours on covered projects, providing a much-needed boost for local workers as construction employment continues to recover from a record low. Increased local hiring meant an additional $5-$10 million in the hands of San Francisco’s working families that in turn support local businesses and strengthen the local economy.
According to a report issued by the City’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development, the San Francisco Local Hiring Policy for Construction covered 945,668 hours of public works construction, with 316,628 hours performed by San Francisco residents, for an average of 33.4 percent local hiring. Community apprentices performed 60 percent of total apprentice hours, signifying joint efforts between union apprenticeship programs, San Francisco’s CityBuild Academy, community-based organizations and contractors to build a strong local pipeline of skilled workers ready to embark on a career in construction.
These numbers far exceed the policy’s requirement that at least 20 percent of job hours within each trade on projects awarded in 2011, and 25 percent of job hours on projects awarded in 2012, must be performed by San Francisco residents, particularly workers in economically disadvantaged communities. At least 50 percent of apprentice hours within each craft must be local.
The local hiring ordinance also resulted in increased race and gender diversity on covered projects, as the report demonstrates that African American, Asian or Pacific Islander, and female workers are virtually absent among the non-local workforce on covered projects over the past two years.
With nearly 1 million hours under its belt, city’s local hiring law continues to promote powerful community-labor partnership
Under a failed “good faith efforts” approach to connecting San Francisco residents with good-paying construction jobs, local workers made up an average of only 20 percent of hours on city-funded public works projects.
In the two years since the landmark mandatory local hiring law adopted by policy makers in December 2010 has been in effect, however, participation by San Francisco’s community workforce has jumped to just over 33 percent of job hours on covered projects, providing a much-needed boost for local workers as construction employment continues to recover from a record low. Increased local hiring meant an additional $5-$10 million in the hands of San Francisco’s working families that in turn support local businesses and strengthen the local economy.
According to a report issued by the City’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development, the San Francisco Local Hiring Policy for Construction covered 945,668 hours of public works construction, with 316,628 hours performed by San Francisco residents, for an average of 33.4 percent local hiring. Community apprentices performed 60 percent of total apprentice hours, signifying joint efforts between union apprenticeship programs, San Francisco’s CityBuild Academy, community-based organizations and contractors to build a strong local pipeline of skilled workers ready to embark on a career in construction.
These numbers far exceed the policy’s requirement that at least 20 percent of job hours within each trade on projects awarded in 2011, and 25 percent of job hours on projects awarded in 2012, must be performed by San Francisco residents, particularly workers in economically disadvantaged communities. At least 50 percent of apprentice hours within each craft must be local.
The local hiring ordinance also resulted in increased race and gender diversity on covered projects, as the report demonstrates that African American, Asian or Pacific Islander, and female workers are virtually absent among the non-local workforce on covered projects over the past two years.
Read the full article at http://sfbayview.com.
Read the jobs ordinance at http://blogs.law.stanford.edu.
Learn more about San Francisco's workforce development plan at http://www.workforcedevelopmentsf.org/.
Learn about CityBuild Academy, which runs to training programs to prepare San Francisco residents for career opportunities in the construction industry, at http://www.workforcedevelopmentsf.org/trainingprograms.
Read the jobs ordinance at http://blogs.law.stanford.edu.
Learn more about San Francisco's workforce development plan at http://www.workforcedevelopmentsf.org/.
Learn about CityBuild Academy, which runs to training programs to prepare San Francisco residents for career opportunities in the construction industry, at http://www.workforcedevelopmentsf.org/trainingprograms.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Women in Construction Week Recap
March 3-9 was National Women in Construction Week. NAWIC chapters across the country celebrated and promoted the advancement and employment of women in the construction industry. Below are some clips and articles of women spreading the word about the importance of women in construction.
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"Vickie Callaway, Vice President of BB&T Insurance Services, Inc. and Tracy O'Connell, a partner with Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP law firm shared with WJCL's Jessica Kiss how they spread the word to area youth about the many opportunities women have in construction and industries that work closely with construction companies and projects." Copyright 2013 The Coastal Source. www.thecoastalsource.com.
"Go Build Alabama will be spotlighting the women in our new Women in Construction video. Check out our second spotlight- a Q&A session with Mittie Cannon, a Director of Workforce Management." Copyright 2013 Go Build Alabama. http://gobuildalabama.com.
"During National Women in Construction week, which is this week, Belding is helping to spread the word about the value of women in this once predominantly male field. There are 18-hundred women in Monroe County who work in construction jobs." © 2013 Deerfield Media (Rochester) Licensee, LLC. www.13wham.com.
Visit NAWIC on Facebook for more clips and articles.
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"Vickie Callaway, Vice President of BB&T Insurance Services, Inc. and Tracy O'Connell, a partner with Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP law firm shared with WJCL's Jessica Kiss how they spread the word to area youth about the many opportunities women have in construction and industries that work closely with construction companies and projects." Copyright 2013 The Coastal Source. www.thecoastalsource.com.
"Go Build Alabama will be spotlighting the women in our new Women in Construction video. Check out our second spotlight- a Q&A session with Mittie Cannon, a Director of Workforce Management." Copyright 2013 Go Build Alabama. http://gobuildalabama.com.
"During National Women in Construction week, which is this week, Belding is helping to spread the word about the value of women in this once predominantly male field. There are 18-hundred women in Monroe County who work in construction jobs." © 2013 Deerfield Media (Rochester) Licensee, LLC. www.13wham.com.
Visit NAWIC on Facebook for more clips and articles.
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