St. Louis County approves resolution recognizing Women in Construction Week

Clayton, MO – The St. Louis County Council has approved a resolution recognizing Women in Construction Week, which was March 3-9, and presented it to the Missouri Works Initiative (MWI), which runs the St. Louis Building Union Diversity (BUD) program. The six-week BUD program serves as a recruitment tool to encourage more women and minorities to get into the union building trades. It provides pre-apprentices with the opportunity to visit participating local building trade unions to give them hands-on basic training and a feel for each of the trades. MWI Executive Director Megan Price (left) and St. Louis BUD Coordinator Aurora Bihler (center) accepted the honor from County Councilwomen Kelli Dunaway (right) at the council’s March 5 meeting. – Missouri Works Initiative photo