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Attention All Union Members! A Special Free Class Taught by Anne Mueller (Ohio Public Coordinator, SEIU/1199) regarding Grievance! Sept. 27, 2007.  

Attention Tradeswomen! We need your input for our Tradeswomen Leadership Development Program!

Click here to read the Spring Edition of HHW's quarterly newsletter, Riveting News.

Women's Utility Interactive Photovoltaics Workshop

If you are a woman interested in pursuing a career in the skilled trades and entering into a union apprenticeship or becoming a computer technician, please attend one of our Pre-Apprenticeship Training Orientations!

6.19.07 | 7:00 pm
HHW Annual Meeting

6.1.07
Support Living Wages in Cuyahoga County.

5.14.07
Women Losing Ground in Engineering, Technology

5.14.07
What’s really at stake for women?

5.14.07
Career and Technical Education Roadmap for Improvements

5.7.07
Pay Equity Hearings Held at the House.

5.7.07
Family Friendly Workplace Policies

4.16.07
Job Opportunity:  Director, Cleveland Jobs with Justice

4.11.07
Tell the Secretary of Labor to Restore Funding to the Women's Bureau.

4.11.07
Pay Data Dispels Pop Myth of Pink-Ceiling

3.20.07
Akron Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (2007) Scholarship Application ($500) Application.

3.15.07
Clinton and DeLauro Reintroduce Bill to Reduce Wage Discrimination

3.14.07
U.S. Small Business Administration Misses Another Deadline for Implementation of the Six Year Old Women's Federal Contracting Program

3.5.07
The Sister Study, is seeking tradeswomen whose sisters had breast cancer to help find the causes of breast cancer.  For more information visit www.sisterstudy.org,
or for Spanish visit www.estudiodehermanas.org. 

July 5th - 8th, 2007
The National Women's Music Festival is being held on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.

Extended Office/Drop-in Hours every Thursday from  4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. 




3.20.07

Akron Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (2007) Scholarship Application ($500) Application.

3.15.07
Action Needed! Tell Congress to Pass a Budget that Meets Women's Needs!   To participate in this year's Capitol Hill Equal Pay Day Rally on April 24th, 2007, click here.

3.15.07
Clinton and DeLauro Reintroduce Bill to Reduce Wage Discrimination

3.14.07
U.S. Small Business Administration Misses Another Deadline for Implementation of the Six Year Old Women's Federal Contracting Program

3.14.07

Make Mothers Day Really About the Issues!

3.7.07
Department of Education Restores State Accountability for Gender Equity through Perkins IV!  For more info visit Women Work at www.womenwork.org

3.5.07
Bill Easing Organization Of Unions Passes House  For more information, visit Ohio's AFL-CIO website:  www.ohaflcio.org

3.5.07
The Sister Study, is seeking tradeswomen whose sisters had breast cancer to help find the causes of breast cancer.  For more information visit www.sisterstudy.org,
or for Spanish visit www.estudiodehermanas.org. 

2007 Summer Schools for Union Women

July 5th - 8th, 2007
The National Women's Music Festival is being held on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.

2.13.07
HHW is currently seeking an education director.

2.13.07
The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800) would level the playing field for workers and employers and foster economic growth for America's middle class.

1.17.07
HHW is featured on WCPN's morning show, the Sound of Ideas.  Click here to listen.

HHW was featured in the December 2006 issue of Properties Magazine.  Click here to read the article.

1.8.07
Click here for information about the Chicago Labor Education Program and available scholarship opportunities.

12.14.06
Junior League of Cleveland is now accepting applications for their scholarship program.

12.14.06
Ohio Construction Coalition Monitoring Schools Prevailing Wage Item in Capital Budget, Urges Members to be Proactive.

12.7.06
Working Women Deserve a Raise: Call your congressperson this week!


11.29.06
Changes to Title IX Weaken Safeguards Against Sex Discrimination in Public Education

Judges Weigh Woman's Wage Bias at Goodyear


Women's E-News

Our Daily Lives: Women Join Hands to Build Family a Better Home

11.15.06
Women's Work! Take off Your Apron and Put on a Toolbelt 

11.7.06
Vote on November 7th!
Your vote in 2006 is more important than ever! Visit the League of Women Voters of the Cleveland Area website to learn more about this year's candidates, issues and new voting procedures.

11.2.06
Help a family in need this holiday season. Participate in HHW's food drive.


10.31.06
Click here to view HHW's documentary about workforce diversity efforts in University Circle. 

10.31.06
Fall Issue of Riveting News

10.23.06
Darlene Glass honored as first female to be become Carpenters Local 212 Apprentice of the Year!

10.10.06 | 6:00 pm - 7:00pm
Stirring the Pot:  An initiative of the AFL-CIO
HHW Training Facility, 3043 Superior Avenue
Hard Hatted Women is participating in a national potluck dinner event for the women of our community to come togethor and discuss the issues that matter most to us.    Beverages will be provided, please bring a dish to share and your opinions on the issues most important to you; those that directly affect you.  For more info, or to RSVP, contact Elizabeth at epangrace@hardhattedwomen.org  or 216.861.6500 x. 208.

10.04.06 | 6:30 pm 
Women's Work:  Take off Your Apron and Put on a Toolbelt!
HHW Training Facility, 3043 Superior Avenue
Join your sister tradeswomen for a special viewing of "North Country" the movie account of the first major sexual harassment case in the U.S.  After the movie we'll have an informal discussion about reactions to the film, progress made over the years, your personal experiences and how we oranizationally and individually can impact obstacles facing women in non-traditional fields today.  Bring a friend!  Refreshments will be provided.
For more info, contact Elizabeth at epangrace@hardhattedwomen.org or 216.861.6500 x. 208.

09.21.06 | 5:30-8:00 pm
Sixth Annual Women on the Rise Benefit!

09.16.06 | 9:00am-4:00pm 
Voices and Choices Regional Town Hall Meeting 
The University of Akron, Rhodes arena
Voices and Choices (V&C) is an initiative designed to engage Northeast Ohio residents in discussions about our most pressing challenges and potential solutions for the region.  Transportation to the event will be provided at Hard Hatted Women's office.   For more information, contact Elizabeth at 216.861.6500 x. 208 or via email at epangrace@hardhattedwomen.org.

09.06.06 | 6:30am-8:30pm 
Job Club Meeting  
Hard Hatted Women | 3043 Superior Avenue
Join us for a discussion about domestic violence and workplace assertiveness, led by HHW's mental health counselor, Julie Ericksen.  Hang out for a while after the session to catch up with old friends, colleagues, and staff.  Meet us in the P.A.T. Training Facility located behind the main building. For more information, contact Elizabeth at 216.861.6500 x. 208, or epangrace@hardhattedwomen.org.

08.31.06
Debbi Perkul named Hard Hatted Women's Executive Director

Summer 2006
Rosie's Girls 2006 Summer Camp is featured on WKYC's Ramona's Kids. Click here to view the video.

8.19.06 | 9:00-10:00 am
8.26.06 | 10:00-11:00 am
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program Orientations.  Click here for more details.


08.02.06 | 6:30-8:30pm

Job Club
Join us for a fun-filled evening of yoga and networking!   Click here for more information

July 2006
Congratulations Darlene Glass, Spring 2002 P.A.T. graduate, on achieving Journey-level status for Carpenter's Local 212 

Rosie's Girls

Rosie's Girls 2006 is full.  However, to receive information about future Rosie's Girls Camp contact us at info@hardhattedwomen.org or 216.861.6500 ext. 253 For more information, visit the Rosie's Girls page.