Kelly Kupcak is the Executive Director of Oregon Tradeswomen’s Executive Director. Kelly is honored to be a part of the work and mission of Oregon Tradeswomen which helps women move into dynamic careers in the skilled trades so they can take care of themselves and their families.
We invite one of Oregon Tradeswomen's partners and supporters, Larry S. Williams from the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). Larry manages the Highway Construction Workforce Development Program which is sponsored by the Oregon Department of Transportation and managed by BOLI. This program has funded the Green Dot Bystander Intervention to a construction environment, build capacity at Oregon Tradeswomen to deliver the Rise Up! Curriculum, and for a current project at the Institute to develop a Respectful Workplace Climate Scale.
Resources: Oregon Tradeswomen: https://oregontradeswomen.org
National Taskforce on Tradeswomen Issues: https://tradeswomentaskforce.org/system/files/national_taskforce_on_tradeswomens_issues_infrastructure_framework.pdf
Safe from Hate Pledge: https://www.ohsu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-03/Safe%20from%20Hate%20-%20Pledge%20and%20Signatories%20-%20Updated%2001-07-21.pdf
Respectful Workplace Review Committee Recommendations Report: https://www.ohsu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-03/Zero%20Tolerance%20and%20Accountability%20Policy%20--%20Best%20Practices%20Guide.pdf
EEOC Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace: https://www.eeoc.gov/select-task-force-study-harassment-workplace
Institute for Women’s Policy Research recent survey and report on tradeswomen: https://iwpr.org/iwpr-publications/a-future-worth-building-report
RISE Up: https://oregontradeswomen.org/rise-up-oregon *Will be feature on Part 2 of this episode series
Oregon Specific Resources: ODOT Legislative “Report on the Use of Federal Funds to Increase Diversity and Prepare those Entering the Highway Construction Workforce": https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/citizen_engagement/Reports/Highway%20Construction%20Workforce%20Development%20Report.pdf
Child Care Supports for the Construction Trades: Building and Sustaining Diversity in Oregon: https://iwpr.org/iwpr-issues/esme/child-care-supports-for-the-construction-trades-building-and-sustaining-diversity-in-oregon
ODOT page on “Workforce Development”: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Business/OCR/Pages/Workforce-Development.aspx
Support for Heavy Highway Apprentices: https://www.oregon.gov/boli/apprenticeship/Pages/support-for-heavy-highway-apprentices.aspx
“Improving the Recruitment and Retention of Construction Apprentices through Oregon’s Highway Construction Workforce Development Program” by Maura Kelly, Lindsey Wilkinson, Affie Eyo-Idahor, and Larry S. Williams: https://www.ohsu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-03/Improving%20the%20Recruitment%20and%20Retention%20of%20Construction%20Apprentices%20%28accepted%20at%20JASS%29.pdf
Save-the-date for our 2022 Spring Symposium on Friday, June 3rd "From the Great Resignation to the Great Reconfiguration: Connecting research and practice." Visit: www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-o…ining-and-symposia
Episode information: What's Work Got to Do With Inclusion and Worker Well-Being In The Trades?(Part 1)
Guest: Kelly Kupcak and Larry S. Williams, MA Host: Anjali Rameshbabu, PhD Voiceover and editing: Helen Schuckers, MPH Music by: Sam Greenspan, MPH
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