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BOSTON
- Friday, December 11, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Mayor's Office of
Economic Development, and the 20 affiliate unions of the Greater Boston
Building Trades Unions today announced their first-ever virtual career fair
on Tuesday, December 15 at 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.. The virtual career fair
will be the first in a series of virtual events that the coordinating
groups are planning in order to promote great careers available to Boston
residents in the local construction industry. No prior construction experience is
required to attend. Participants can register online for
the December 15 fair at: https://constructioncareerfair.eventbrite.com.
The next virtual career fair is expected to take place in Spring 2021.
"As
we continue to tackle the ongoing challenges brought on by COVID-19, the
need has never been greater to create pathways to success by connecting
residents with well-paying and fair job opportunities," said Mayor
Walsh. "I'm proud to launch this career fair series in partnership
with the Greater Boston Building Trades Unions, and I encourage all
interested residents to attend no matter your experience in the
construction industry.
This
City Hall Construction Career Fair will focus on employment opportunities
in the current City
Hall Plaza renovation project. In addition, it will supplement a number
of ongoing recruitment efforts aimed at attracting Boston residents, women,
and people of color to the industry, such as Building Pathways, Build a Life that Works, Tradeswomen Tuesdays, among others, all
of whom will have representatives and recruiters at the career fair.
The
virtual event will provide attendees with the ability to meet one-on-one
and in groups with recruitment and training officials from the area's
leading construction unions as well as contractors currently working on the
renovation of City Hall Plaza. When attendees enter the virtual event they
will be able to click on virtual "tables" and meeting rooms to
convene with those officials in order to discuss career opportunities,
including free registered apprenticeship programs.
"Union
construction jobs in Boston are fantastic -- top of the line training,
great pay, benefits, you name it. The problem is, historically, they
haven't been available to everyone," said Travis Watson, Chair of the
Boston Employment Commission (BEC). "This intentional effort by Mayor
Walsh in partnership with the Boston Building Trades to simplify the
process of joining a construction union is a significant step toward a more
racially equitable industry."
"I'm
excited to help get the word out about these great union careers,"
said Dominique Cave, Boston Resident, Building Pathways Graduate, member of
Plumbers Local 12. "I first learned about construction through
Building Pathways and now I'm working as a union plumber. I'm learning the
skills that will help me build our skyline, our community, and my future.
I'm proud to be an example to other women that these careers can be a great
fit for them too."
The
event will also coincide with the launch of a multi-media campaign and new
website from the Greater Boston Building Trades Unions that also aims to
raise awareness about career opportunities in the Greater Boston
construction industry. That campaign, entitled "Build a Bright Future",
will include multimedia and multilingual advertising blitz that includes
the launch of television, billboard, social media, and radio ads.
"A
career with the building trades unions provides fair wages, excellent
healthcare, and a dignified retirement, while learning the skills in the
most comprehensive and sophisticated training programs in the world,"
said Brian Doherty,
General Agent of the Greater Boston Building Trades Unions. "There are
two important and related parts of our mission in the Building Trades
Unions: to ensure every construction job is a good job, and to ensure that
everyone has access to them."
Attendees
are urged to join the virtual career fair and to visit BuildABrightFuture.org to
learn more about rewarding careers in the Building Trades Unions -
including excellent training, fair wages, and leading health and retirement
benefits.
"We
are being intentional about expanding access and opportunity to rewarding
union careers," said Doherty. "This is all part of our efforts to
make this information as widely available as possible, so people will see
it and take advantage of it. We will be promoting this information through
a wide range of digital platforms to spread the word."
The
City of Boston, the Boston Public Health Commission, the building trades
unions, and their partner union contractors, have all worked together to
implement the highest safety standards with regard to COVID-19. This
virtual event is in the spirit of that joint work to continue creating
opportunity and economic prosperity safely through this key industry for as
many Boston residents as possible.
WHEN: Tuesday, December 15, 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Register here https://constructioncareerfair.eventbrite.com
or visit BuildABrightFuture.org to learn
more. The virtual career fair will be using the Remo live video platform. A
link and instructions on how to access the career fair will be provided to
all who RSVP through this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/city-hall-construction-career-fair-tickets-131153304063.
WHO:
- Mayor's Office of Economic
Development
- Boston Public Facilities
- Greater Boston Building Trades
Unions
- Building Pathways
- Build a Life that Works
- Northeast Center for
Tradeswomen's Equity
- Youth Build
- Shawmut Design and Construction
About the Mayor's Office Of Economic Development
The
Economic Development Cabinet's mission is to make Boston an appealing and
accessible place for working families, entrepreneurs, businesses, and
investors to innovate, grow, and thrive in a way that fosters inclusion,
broadens opportunity, and shared prosperity, thereby enhancing the quality
of life for all Bostonians and the experience for all visitors.
About the Greater Boston Building Trades Unions
The
Greater Boston Building Trades Unions represent 35,000 working families
throughout the Greater Boston region. Together, we advance social and
economic justice by providing family-supporting wages, healthcare benefits,
and dignified retirement benefits to workers and their families. We are an
umbrella group of 20 local construction unions, in partnership with more
than 3,300 union contractors, that provide the highest standards for
workers in the construction industry. Through collective bargaining and the
Labor-Management partnership, workers achieve the highest levels of
training, safety, and economic security throughout their careers. The
Council strives to create a more fair and just environment for all workers
in the construction industry.
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