Dot Perta on NPR

Retired Local 210 Carpenter Dot Perta was interviewed in anticipation of an event in Connecticut called "Thirty Years and Still Building: Connecticut's Groundbreaking Women Celebrate Their lives in the Trades."The event is being organized by the Connecticut State Building Trades and the Permanent Commission of the Status of Women. It will recognize the first generation of women to work full careers in the building trades and who have retired or are about to retire.

The event will feature the debut of "Women in the Trades." In the film, eighteen Connecticut women share their stories about entering the trades during the late 1970s/early 1980s. Visit http://www.nerccblog.com/2009/04/coming-attractions.html or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOgBXekqKjs&feature=channel_page to see a trailer for the film.

These women came into the trades at a time when their participation challenged industry norms and required major adjustments on the part of most participants.

Among the honorees will be carpenters electricians, laborers, pipefitters, teamsters, and a number of other trades. The event is being held Saturday, May 16 at Zandri's Stillwood Inn in Wallingford, CT.

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• carpenters
• union
• women
• UBC
• Connecticut
• Local 210