Meet Tradeswoman Author, Hilary Peach!
2023-08-10 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oregon Tradeswomen, 454 SE 187th Ave., Portland, Oregon, 97233, United States
In 2022, Hilary Peach wrote a book called THICK SKIN: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood, about her twenty-plus years working as a pressure welder for the Boilermakers Union.
The book is a deep dive into the secret language and hidden culture of one of the most esoteric heavy construction trades: boilermaking. Ultimately, the core of Hilary’s message is the power of storytelling, and how sharing our stories can keep us from being invisible, a workplace hazard for tradeswomen. She also offers survival tips, discusses the importance of allies, and how finding connections and common ground leads to success.
Hilary will read from her book and host questions and discussion about her two-decades of experience as a transient welder and one of the only women in the Boilermakers Union.
Light refreshments provided by Oregon Tradeswomen.
Buy the Book!
Copies of her book will be available for sale at the event. Can’t make it? You can purchase THICK SKIN through Anvil Press.
About the Author:
For more than two decades, Hilary Peach worked as a transient welder – and one of the only women – in the Boilermakers Union. Distilled from a vast cache of journals, notes, and keen observations, Thick Skin follows Peach from the West Coast shipyards and pulp mills of British Columbia, through the Alberta tar sands and the Ontario steel belt, to the colossal power generating stations of the eastern seaboard of the United States. At times edging up to the surreal, Thick Skin: Field Notes From A Sister In The Brotherhood, is a collection of strange stories carefully told, in tenderness and ferocity, for anyone who has spent time in a trade, or is curious about the unseen world of industrial construction.
Click here to RSVP to the event!

OTWednesdays: Tool + Gear Swap
2023-08-16 16:00 - 19:00 | Oregon Tradeswomen, 454 SE 187th Ave., Portland, Oregon, 97233, United States
Have tools, gear, or equipment ready for a loving new home? Are you looking for new-to-you stuff? Come to Oregon Tradeswomen’s Summer Tool & Gear Swap!
You don’t need to bring anything to participate in the swap!
You can drop items off at Oregon Tradeswomen between 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Monday through Thursday.
Don’t forget to bring boxes or bags to carry your finds!
Questions?
Contact Kim Neel: 503.335.8200 x 125 or kim@oregontradeswomen.org

Union Building Trades Apprenticeship Programs Information Session
2023-09-01 09:30 - 11:00 | On Zoom
Please join apprenticeship coordinators from Oregon and Southwest Washington for a virtual Union Apprenticeship Informational Session focused on training opportunities available through local apprenticeship programs. This presentation will provide a general overview of apprenticeships (qualifications and requirements, apprenticeship occupations, program benefits, and more) followed by an open discussion with Coordinators from specific trade apprenticeships.
September 1, 2023 9:30 am – 11:00 am
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81270673248?pwd=[REDACTED]

Office Closed
2023-09-04 08:00 - 17:00
Oregon Tradeswomen’s offices are closed in recognition of the 2023 Labor Day holiday

TACC Summer 2023 Graduation
2023-09-14 13:00 - 15:00
For friends and family of Oregon Tradeswomen’s first graduating class in Lane County!
UA Local 290
2861 Pierce Parkway
Springfield OR 97477

OTWednesdays: September Social Hour
2023-09-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Migration Brewing, 18188 NE Wilkes Rd, Portland, OR, 97230

Build With Us! Blue Collar Gala & Industry Awards
2023-09-29 17:00 - 21:00

Office Closed
2023-10-09
Oregon Tradeswomen’s offices are closed in recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day

TACC Portland: Fall 2023
2023-10-10 - 2023-12-13

Industry Connect: Get Started in Electrical Construction
2023-10-18 09:00 - 16:00 | 1000 NE Multnomah St., Portland OR 97232, 1000 NE Multnomah Street, Portland, Oregon, 97232
FREE Opportunity for students, educators, and community members!
Please join the Oregon-Columbia Chapter NECA and ELECTRI International for Industry Connect—an event designed to give students, educators, and other community members an opportunity to learn from the industry’s best while gaining hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology in the electrical construction industry.
High school and college students interested in construction technology are encouraged to attend this event! Registration is free but space is limited.
Register today!
Date + Time:
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Session 1 | 9 am –1pm
Session 2 | 12 pm – 4pm

OTWednesdays: October Social Hour
2023-10-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Migration Brewing, 18188 NE Wilkes Rd, Portland, OR, 97230

Oregon Solar + Storage Conference
2023-11-07 08:00 - 2023-11-09 17:00
The Nation’s Most Beloved Regional Solar + Storage Conference
Held at Portland Crowne Plaza near the Convention Center
visit https://www.orssia.org/osec for information about the conference, or to register as a participant or volunteer!

Office Closed
2023-11-11
Oregon Tradeswomen’s offices are closed in recognition of the Veterans Day 2023

National Apprenticeship Week
2023-11-13 08:00 - 2023-11-19 17:00

OTWednesdays: November Social Hour
2023-11-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Migration Brewing, 18188 NE Wilkes Rd, Portland, OR, 97230

Women in Apprenticeship Day
2023-11-16 08:00 - 17:00

Tradesworker Leadership Institute
2023-11-18 08:00 - 17:00
Time and Location TBD

Office Closed
2023-11-23 08:00 - 2023-11-24 17:00
Oregon Tradeswomen’s offices are closed in recognition of the 2023 Thanksgiving Holiday

Tradeswomen Build Nations
2023-12-01 - 2023-12-03
The largest gathering of tradeswomen in the world happens December 1-3, 2023, in Washington D.C.
Visit the official webpage for details and hotel booking information:
https://nabtu.org/twbn

Union Building Trades Apprenticeship programs Information Session
2023-12-01 09:30 - 11:00 | On Zoom
Please join apprenticeship coordinators from Oregon and Southwest Washington for a virtual Union Apprenticeship Informational Session focused on training opportunities available through local apprenticeship programs. This presentation will provide a general overview of apprenticeships (qualifications and requirements, apprenticeship occupations, program benefits, and more) followed by an open discussion with Coordinators from specific trade apprenticeships.
September 1, 2023 9:30 am – 11:00 am

TACC Fall 2023 Graduation
2023-12-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Oregon Tradeswomen, 454 SE 187th Ave., Portland, Oregon, 97233, United States

Office Closed
2023-12-25 08:00 - 2023-12-31 17:00
Oregon Tradeswomen’s offices are closed for Winter Break.

Office Closed
2024-01-01 08:00 - 17:00
Oregon Tradeswomen’s offices are closed in recognition of the New Year’s Day holiday

TACC Portland: Winter 2024
2024-01-16 08:00 - 2024-03-07 17:00 | Oregon Tradeswomen, 454 SE 187th Ave., Portland, Oregon, 97233, United States

January Social Hour
2024-01-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Migration Brewing, 18188 NE Wilkes Rd, Portland, OR, 97230
Join us for Social Hours on the 3rd Wednesday of every month!
View the full Social Hour schedule at oregontradeswomen.org/social-hours

February Social Hour
2024-02-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Migration Brewing, 18188 NE Wilkes Rd, Portland, OR, 97230
Join us for Social Hours on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at Migration Brewing in Gresham!
View the full Social Hour schedule at oregontradeswomen.org/social-hours

TACC Lane County: Spring 2024
2024-03-26 - 2024-05-23

Oregon Tradeswomen's 2024 Career Fair
2024-05-17 09:00 - 2024-05-18 15:00 | NECA/IBEW Electrical Training Center, 16021 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR, 97233, United States
Friday, May 17
School Day – Registration Required
Saturday, May 18
Public Day – Free and open to everyone

TACC Portland: Summer 2024
2024-06-17 - 2024-08-01

TACC Portland: Fall 2024
2024-08-26 - 2024-10-09 | Oregon Tradeswomen, 454 SE 187th Ave., Portland, Oregon, 97233, United States
