--- title: Tradeswomen Build Nations conference provides solidarity for women description: The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Stephanie Mullin of the UA Local 34 joined us on today’s show. image: https://awf.labortools.com/hubfs/UA%20local%2034.jpg --- Season 3, Episode 239 # Tradeswomen Build Nations conference provides solidarity for women [ awfblog ](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/author/awfblog) December 5, 2022 [United Association](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/united-association) [Local Union](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/local-union) [America's Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/americas-work-force-union-podcast) [Union Responsibilities](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/union-responsibilities) ![United Association local 34](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/United%20Association%20local%2034.jpg?width=407&height=407&name=United%20Association%20local%2034.jpg)   Guest Name: --- Stephanie Mullin Guest Website: --- [www.plumberslocal34.org](https://www.plumberslocal34.org/) Guest Social Media: --- [ Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077277504054) [ Twitter](https://twitter.com/plumberslocal34) [ YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_1rYjtdZbtkjvvwCE2wnuA) [ LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-association) Supportive Documents: --- [Plumbers Local 34](https://www.plumberslocal34.org/) plumbing apprentice Stephanie Mullin joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the [Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference](https://nabtu.org/twbn/) and the solidarity it provides women in the trades. Held in October in Las Vegas, the TWBN Conference serves to empower women in the trades and address the unique challenges they experience in the workforce. Over 3,300 people attended the conference, including 2,900 women, Mullin said. She reflected on her experience at the conference and how it impacted her career. She also talked about the need to provide more childcare options to allow women to pursue careers in the trades. Mullin then spoke about winning a [Tradeswomen Heros award](https://nabtu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Tradeswomen-Heroes-Description.pdf), which honors dedicated tradeswomen within the 14 International building trades unions affiliated with North America’s Building Trade Unions (NABTU).  Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics. --- America’s Work Force is the only daily labor podcast in the US and has been on the air since 1993, supplying listeners with useful, relevant input into their daily lives through fact-finding features, in-depth interviews, informative news segments and practical consumer reports. America’s Work Force is committed to providing an accessible venue in which America's workers and their families can hear discussion on important, relevant topics such as employment, healthcare, legislative action, labor-management relations, corporate practices, finances, local and national politics, consumer reports and labor issues. 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