IL Court requires funding for women in trades
Following up on an earlier temporary restraining order, a federal District Court in Illinois (Matthew F. Kennelly) has issued a temporary injunction prohibiting the Department of Labor from cutting off funds for training women in the building trades. The Court has ruled that the Department must fund Chicago Women in Trades, a nonprofit dedicated “to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the skilled trades industry,” which receives approximately 40% of its annual budget from federal funding.