Wisconsin Building Trades Council Executive Director Emily Pritzkow and South Central Wisconsin Building Trades Council Executive Director Jac Weitzel joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed diversity within the building trades, along with their experiences as women in prominent building trades leadership positions.
According to Weitzel, unions affiliated with the Wisconsin Building Trades Council are heading down a path toward greater diversity and inclusion thanks to sizable investments in programs that help recruit women and minorities.
They both talked about the significance of being women who hold prominent leadership positions in the Wisconsin building trades and what it means for the labor movement.
They also explained the impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on work opportunities in Wisconsin, and the need to grow apprenticeship programs.
Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics.