History and Hope: Fifty Years Later C3 Gets It RightEditor’s note: In parts one through three of this series, Pat Kiley’s article Construction Craftwork as a Career has...
Construction Craftwork as a Career
In this 4-part series, Pat Kiley writes about the past, present, and future of the construction industry.
Part 1 begins with the “brutal facts” of the state of the commercial construction craft workforce. In Part 2, Kiley gives an account of the industry’s history over the past 50 years from his personal perspective. Kiley’s series continues with an explanation of the decline of union shops with the rise of open shops, and some of the issues which arose from each type of organization. His series concludes with the view that the industry can regain esteem for crafts worker careers through a new approach: the Construction Career Collaborative (C3).
History and Hope: Union versus Open ShopEditor’s note: In parts one and two of this series, Pat Kiley’s article Construction Craftwork as a Career has listed the “brutal...
History and Hope: The Past Fifty YearsEditor’s note: In part one of this series last week, Pat Kiley’s article Construction Craftwork as a Career began as he listed the “...
History and Hope: The State of the WorkforceThe state of Houston’s Commercial Construction Craft Workforce is an increasingly frequent topic of conversation with contractors and...
