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Women in Construction Awards – London England

TBB was a guest of Sandi Rhys Jones, former president of CIOB, at this years Women in Construction 2025 awards pre party. Two of our partners Sandi and Hattie Hassan from Stopcocks and Register of Tradeswomen CIC are judges this … Continue reading

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Sustainability, Equity & Labour in the Production of the Built Environment

TBB had the honor of presenting our Game Changers to a diverse crowd at the University of Westminster, London England this summer. The annual ProBE Research Symposium brought together politicians, academics, AI engineers and more to discuss retrofit and housing … Continue reading

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Celebrating the Leadership and Impact of Doreen Cannon- ASSE International Board Member

Well deserved recognition 🌟 of our sister Doreen Cannon: leader, advocate and friend – your dedication to promoting union trades🦺 and creating paths for women to good, financially stable jobs will impact many for years to come! 👊🏾 Recognizing Doreen … Continue reading

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TBB kicked of the summer with a presentation at the 2025 Midwest Tradeswomen Summit!

The first Midwest Tradeswomen Summit brought together union members from Kansas and Missouri and reunited TBB delegates from India 2017 and London 2022. TBB spoke during the lunchtime slot, where we shared our history, mission and some highlights from our … Continue reading

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TBB member Angel Anderson shares how her roots helps her keep things in perspective.

Growing Through Indigenous Identity and Culture to Overcome Obstacles with Local 343 Member Angel Anderson

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2nd Quarter Meet-up: June 14, 2025 at 14:00 UTC/10:00 am EST (Saturday)

2nd Quarter Meet-up: June 14, 2025 at 14:00 UTC/10:00 am EST (Saturday) Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/register/CPi97HOQRSuPF6PFJG7JkQ Join your International Trades Sisters for our Quarterly zoom meet-ups. This quarters an international speaker is Dr Rosa Schiano-Phan from the ProBE center of the University of … Continue reading

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Labor Day and women’s struggle for fair wages in Nepal

This article out of Nepal hits on all the major points when talking about the gender wage gap: people do not think women are strong enough to do skilled labor – instead only given opportunity to perform manual labor for … Continue reading

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TBB presents at Union Women Stronger Together Conference in Los Angles

In March, TBB was honored to speak at the California Union Women Stronger Together Conference held in Los Angles. Five members, representing each of our delegations, shared their experiences to an audience of 500 union women and allies. We discussed the history … Continue reading

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Red Seal Journeyperson carpenter from Alberta, Canada shares her reflection from her time in the Philippines.

TBB Member Kristine Byers, Red Seal carpenter out of Alberta, Canada, wrote a great article for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters union paper about the Philippines delegation, check it out! https://ubcbuilt.ca/building-bridges-my-experience-with-the-tbb-delegation-by-kristine-byers/?_cldee=BqVr5lKVJeFwcV3uwBnRLn0GjCOXBXrmj8l5EI4evjwMeAnllGw3P3PVDLA6yhKy&recipientid=contact-eebb1f918acfef118ee96045bd5d9d3d-ff51afc9eca849efa81c40b539464b75&esid=87ac449e-9c20-f011-998a-6045bd6077da

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Honoring our sister, Tiffany Thompson

We honor another of our sisters Tiffany Thompson who recently passed away. 😢 Tiffany was a part of the TBB 2022 delegation to London, UK. She was a powerful voice in the Oregon trades community – empowering women to rise … Continue reading

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