Rice & Roses #806 : A Woman Apprentice in Construction Work
Miki Colette Coelho was the first woman to graduate from the Operating Engineers training program. Max Roffman discusses the challenges Coelho faced both on the job site and during the apprenticeship phase of her employment. Roffman also talks to Nelson Umiamaka (Assistant Administrator for the Operating Engineers Union) about the union's continued recruitment of women into the field.
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