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Chicago nonprofit challenges Trump’s anti-DEI orders as court curbs key enforcement
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Chicago Women in Trades, a Chicago-based nonprofit, is suing to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion. The group—founded in 1981 to help women enter union construction jobs—warns that losing federal support and industry partnerships could roll back decades of progress in a field where women remain under 5% of the skilled-trades workforce.