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‘I Love Building Things’ – Women Hold Their Own in Carpenters Union

Local 58 Delegate Tammy Guilinger says she’s always had a passion for construction even when she was forced to take Home Economics in high school. “I could look over and see the guys in drafting class and think, ‘I want to be in there so bad,’ so bad that I burnt my cookies,” Guilinger said. […]

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Study Finds 1 in 3 Illinois Construction Workers on Government Assistance

According to the study, about 34% of construction worker families in Illinois are enrolled in at least one federal safety net program. The programs included in the study were Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, Temporary Aid for Needy Families, Earned Income Tax Credit and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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