In conjunction with National Apprenticeship Week, the Labor Education and Research Center held a briefing on Tuesday November 16, 2021 to share the findings from our new report  Constructing a Diverse Workforce: Examining Union and Non-Union Construction Apprenticeship Programs and their Outcomes for Women and Workers of Color, authored by LERC research Dr. Larissa Petrucci.

Download the Executive Summary
Download the Full Report

Special thanks to Dr. Larissa Petrucci for all her work on this study, and to all our panelists for sharing their insights and perspectives:

• Lisa Ransom, BOLI Apprenticeship and Training Director
• Robert Camarillo, Executive Secretary, Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council
• Kelly Kupcak, Executive Director, Oregon Tradeswomen
• Irais Gandarilla, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 290 and Oregon Tradeswomen
• Michael Burch, Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters and Metropolitan Alliance for Workforce Equity
• Kelly Haines, Worksystems

Download Dr. Petrucci’s Powerpoint slides .pdf

Watch the November 16, 2021 Apprenticeship Briefing on LERC’s YouTube Channel

Watch the video produced by the
Metropolitan Alliance for Workforce Equity on the impact of access to apprenticeship opportunities for women and workers of color.

If you would like to receive a hard copy of the report, please email lerc@uoregon.edu, including your mailing address, and we will send one to you.

If you would like to arrange a presentation for your organization, please contact Mark Brenner, mbrenner@uoregon.edu or 503-412-3723.