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The Workplace Solutions Success Gallery provides examples of employers and unions who have successfully implemented strategies suggested by Workplace Solutions and experienced the positive results of increasing the number of women they recruit and retain in their nontraditional jobs and apprenticeships.


Successful Recruiting of Women for Nontraditional Jobs:

Employer: The Mortenson Construction Company
Union: International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)

The Mortenson Construction Company

The Mortenson Construction Company worked on the Washington Dulles International Airport expansion project just outside of Washington, DC. They held orientations specifically for women who were interested in learning about nontraditional opportunities. They held these orientations throughout the community, particularly in the geographic areas where people of color live. Through consultations with WOW, Mortenson:

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International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)

The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) has over 250,000 members who operate cranes, bulldozers, and other types of heavy equipment. The IUOE developed recruitment materials that feature women in nontraditional occupations, including the following two films:
  • Simply the Best
    The IUOE's general recruitment film which features both men and women.

  • At The Controls
    The IUOE's recruitment film specifically designed to interest women in nontraditional jobs.     This lively film provides a strong statement of support by the international union president and shows women doing many different kinds of work. It features women such as Alice Ronne who is Assistant Training Director for Local 15 in New York and a journey-level heavy equipment operator. This film can be used for recruitment in areas where the IUOE does not have any women to speak to new female recruits.

After several years of effort, the IUOE apprenticeship
program is now 19 percent women!

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How Can I Implement These Recruitment Strategies?

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  • For more information about The Mortenson Construction Company, contact:
    Chris Hinker, Project Executive
    Mortenson Construction Organization
    P.O. Box 20091 Washington DC 20041
    (703) 260-3403 Telephone

  • To contact the IUOE about their videos:

    International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)
    1125 17th Street, NW
    Washington, DC 20005
    (202) 429-9100 Telephone
    (202) 785-2485 Fax
    http://www.iuoe.org

  • To contact Alice Ronne:

    Alice Ronne, Assistant Training Director
    International Union of Operating Engineers Local 15
    265 West 14th Street
    New York, NY 10011
    (718) 835-0400 Telephone
    (718) 835-2210 Fax