b'THE OFFICIAL NFBA MAGAZINEcontinued from page: 9BUSINESS MANAGEMENTsummits, webinars, resource groups and awardsindustry groups and develop technical assistance programs to champion a more diverse constructionto help ensure fair hiring and equal treatment. workforce.It will provide industry-specific outreach and We believe everyone in America should betraining on harassment prevention, while able to live and work in safe environments freecontinuing to investigate and resolve charges of from discrimination, harassment, brutality ordiscrimination and pursuing litigation where lawlessness, and we are eager to share our strategynecessary in construction.for developing a more diverse, equitable and inclusive construction workforce, Sizemore said. In a step to police themselves, industry stalwarts including Turner Construction, the largestJOIN TODAY!contractor in the country, launched Construction Inclusion Week in 2021 to combat hate on jobsites. A Turner representative said EEOC had not approached the company prior to releasing the report. BECOME ANA longstanding problemWhile constructions reputation as a racist, White-guys-only club has endured for years, it drew more attention during the social unrest that erupted in the wake of George Floyds murder. That year, Construction Dive brought attention to nearly two dozen hate incidents at jobsites nationally. The EEOCs report is the culmination of a year of focus on construction by the agency that startedSCAN TO SEE ALL OF THE NFBA in May of 2022, when it held a hearing to lookPROGRAMS AND MEMBER BENEFITS!at harassment in the sector. Since then, it has intensified its scrutiny on reports of discrimination at construction firms, and designated the sector as an area of concern in its five-year enforcement plan. EEOCs report said its next steps would be to continue to meet with unions, employers and 10 / FRAME BUILDER - AUG2023'