blog posts More Black, Latina women are leading unions - and transforming how they work Oct 9, 2024 10:15 am by Associated PressIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images AP (Oct. 6) While female-dominated fields have made strides in union leadership diversity, 'there is still a long way to go' for unions in male-dominated fields like building and manufacturing trades, said U. of I. labor historian Emily Twarog. Share on Facebook Tweet Email