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April 5, 2022 47 mins
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 Connect with us Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and Oregon Healthy Workforce Center on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/OHSUOccHealth Facebook: www.facebook.com/occhealthsci.ohsu LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/occhealthsci Blog: blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences/ Community feedback is important to us. If you love our podcast please consider leaving us a 5 star review. Thank you!
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