Building Trades

Miramar Hotel Plans All-Union Remake

September 3, 2021

SANTA MONICA—Plans to modernize the historic Fairmont Miramar hotel—a coveted oceanfront property at the corner of Wilshire Blvd. and Ocean Ave. on the Santa Monica bluffs—are moving to Coastal Commission approvals after a greenlight from the city late in 2020.… Read more

Support SB 447

April 7, 2021

Attorney and Building Trades advocate Jerry Neil Paul explains why he supports SB 447 in the California legislature, and why all Trades members should support it:

California is one of only five states that allow victims’ pain and suffering damages … Read more

Paul Law Firm Pushes Mesothelioma Research Closer to a Cure

January 21, 2021

The Paul Law Firm has been representing the brothers and sisters of the Building Trades since the 1980s. They pride themselves on their relationship to labor and the track record of success for the men and women of the Trades.… Read more

New Covid Guidelines for a New Pandemic Wave

April 20, 2020

Hahn Partners With Trades for Rancho Los Amigos

July 11, 2018

LOS ANGELES—On July 11, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion of support for a $468 million Project Labor Agreement for the Rancho Los Amigos South Campus Project in Downey.

The motion was submitted by Supervisor … Read more

Plastering Is a Messy Job That Produces a Clean Finish

October 19, 2015

This city of 175,000, located in the heart of Orange County, isn’t exactly known for its tourist attractions, but that’s due to change within the next year, as the city becomes home to a new waterpark and hotel complex.

Building Trades Win $700 Million Paramount PLA

June 5, 2014

Pending city approval and environmental review, a comprehensive $700 million upgrade to Paramount Pictures’ famous Hollywood lot will employ several thousand members of Building Trades local affiliated unions.