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This week we celebrate the inaugural Construction Inclusion Week. We are proud of our colleagues at Clark Construction, DPR, Gilbane, Mortenson, McCarthy, and Turner Construction who came together in 2020 to create a Time for a Change movement in our industry. One result of their efforts is an entire week when contractors across the world come together to build upon our daily diversity, equity, and inclusion work and bring greater awareness to diversity in our industry.<\/p>\n
At PC, we are about 18 months into our reinvigorated DEI mindset, and I have to say I\u2019m proud of what we\u2019ve accomplished and the change we continue to make. We\u2019ve asked a lot of hard questions and we\u2019ve challenged practices, polices, and belief systems that have been in place even since our founding years. We have a long way to go \u2013 there\u2019s no question about that \u2013 but we\u2019ve made tremendous progress to date.<\/p>\n
What I am most excited about are the doors this journey has opened. Just in the last month alone, we have made significant progress on two age-old scenarios.<\/p>\n
First, we opened the channels of communication across the company, providing PC email and electronic devices to craft employees for the first time in the company\u2019s history. This one action closes the communications gap and ensures all employees \u2013 regardless of position or location \u2013 have access to the same information at the same time.<\/p>\n
We also brought to fruition an equitable benefits package for our craft employees that resulted in more paid time off, additional disability and life insurance benefits, and increased eligibility opportunities. Every person on our team plays a vital role in our success, and they have the right to be rewarded equitably for doing so.<\/p>\n
So why did it take so long to make these changes, and so many others? Because that\u2019s the way it always was. We simply didn\u2019t pay attention and didn\u2019t question where, why, and when those decisions originated. It took one person \u2013 George Floyd \u2013 to bring it all into perspective. And we aren\u2019t turning back.<\/p>\n
So, let\u2019s take this week to celebrate how far we\u2019ve come and to continue our efforts to do better and be better every single day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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