Olivia McMurrey at SouthernStatesMillwrights.org  reports on the percentages of Women and Black and Latino Workers signing up for Union-affiliated Registered Apprenticeships - they are significantly higher than the percentages of those Workers joining Non-Union Apprenticeships, according to a study by the independent Institute for Construction Economics Research.  The research, which is the first of its kind, was commissioned by North America’s Building Trades Union and released in January.  Study Authors analyzed data on Construction Apprenticeships in 34 states between the years of 1999 and 2019.  In 2019, Women made up 2.4% of Non-Union Apprenticeship Registrations compared to 4.8% of Union Apprenticeship Registrations.  Also in 2019, Non-Union Apprenticeship Registrations consisted of 7.9% and 22.5% Black and Latino Workers, respectively, while those populations were represented in Union Apprenticeship Registrations at 9.6% and 29.4%, respectively.

To Directly Access This Apprenticeship And Training Labor News Report, Go To: Union apprenticeships recruiting more diverse workforce than non-union programs, study reveals – Southern States Millwright Regional Council (southernstatesmillwrights.org)

Read The Full Study Here.