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PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS PROGRAM
A state-certified apprenticeship-readiness program helping women prepare for careers in the skilled construction trades.
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A Respectful Workplace Program providing tools and support to create and maintain a safe, inclusive, and productive work sites for everyone.
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Every 3rd Wednesday of the Month
October 10th, 2025
TRADESWORKER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
November 15th, 2025
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We are pleased to announce that Oregon Tradeswomen is a union shop! In February of 2023, the staff at Oregon Tradeswomen came together to organize under the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local Lodge 63. By the end of 2023, a collective bargaining agreement was reached that serves the needs of both staff and the organization. In our nearly 35 years as an organization, Oregon Tradeswomen has been driven by our mission…
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Oregon Tradeswomen, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau and Portland Community College (PCC), celebrated Women in Construction Week at our “We Are the Key” event on March 4th! With the theme of this year’s Women in Construction Week being “Keys to the Future,” tradeswomen and advocates from across the industry gathered to talk about why Oregon women are the key to the future. Hari Chon, Program Analyst for the U.S. Department…
Read MoreJan Middendorp (4/9/56-12/8/23) contributed an incredible wealth of knowledge to the field of typography and was an integral part of our typographic family. I met Jan at my first TypeCon conference in Milwaukee in 2012. He was one of my first type design mentors, who offered business advice, type critiques, and introduced me to invaluable new contacts in the field. Jan was at almost every one of the larger type conferences, and I can vividly…
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