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Workers' Voices

Construction As a Second Career

A onetime barber turns to construction work

Louise Poirier

July 6, 2016

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Shariel Sanchez was a barber for roughly the first 15 years of his working life.

Workers' Voices

A Passionate Ironworker Worries About Speed Over Quality

Foreman Vince Gurneau keeps his hands in the construction work

Bruce Buckley

July 6, 2016

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Vince Gurneau calls himself a “working foreman.”

Workers' Voices

Construction Workers: Tennessee Boilermaker Has a Special Mentor

For Wendy Overeem, craft work is literally all in the family

Pamela Dittmer McKuen

July 6, 2016

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Wendy Overeem of Tullahoma, Tenn., was exposed to the construction trades early in life.

Workers' Voices

Worries About Being Passed Over for Young Apprentices

Thoughts from construction worker Dave Perkins, an industrial steamfitter

Thomas F. Armistead

July 6, 2016

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“Life ain’t easy for a boy named Sue,” Johnny Cash sang. Dave Perkins adds that it’s difficult for an older construction craftsperson too.

Workers' Voices

Carpenter Quotes Dalai Lama to Reflect on Global Career

Oregonian Rex Symank, 66, shares job skills with a younger generation on a giant U.S. military base-construction project in South Korea.

Debra K. Rubin

July 6, 2016

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Rex Symank, 66, is sharing four decades of experience with a younger generation on the U.S. military’s largest-ever base-construction project in South Korea.

Workers' Voices

Security Is the Reward for Carpenter and Foreman

Construction worker Maurice O'Connor builds interiors of N.Y. skyscrapers, landmarks

Richard Korman

July 6, 2016

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Maurice O’Connor has reached a satisfying place in life by building out the interior walls in Manhattan’s landmarks and skyscrapers.

UK Blacklisting Scandal Settled for Some, Others Holding Out

May 4, 2016

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Three groups of U.K. construction workers have secured compensation for losses caused by an unlawful blacklist used by leading contractors for years, starting in the mid-1990s (ENR 10/19/15 p. 7).

March Employment

Construction Employment Remains One of Economy’s Bright Spots

Nonresidential sector added 12,700 jobs in March

April 19, 2016

Year-over-year, construction employment expanded by 301,000 net new jobs, the industry’s largest annual increase since May 2015.

Phoenix Summit Focuses on Preventing Suicide in the Construction Industry

John Guzzon

April 14, 2016

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Keynote speaker Sally Spencer and others offered helpful tools and resources to help employers and workers in the construction industry prevent suicide.