Building Trades Action
Softball Is a Big Hit
Medrano To Take Over Building Trades
LOS ANGELES—On Monday, July 24, delegates of the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council unanimously elected Ernesto Medrano as Executive Secretary to lead the Council.
Medrano succeeds Chris Hannan, who resigned earlier in July in order to become … Read more
Join Unions On Labor Day!
WILMINGTON, Calif.—The Building Trades will join thousands of union members for a fun and festive Labor Day event on Monday, Sept. 4: the 44th annual Labor Day Parade, picnic and rally.
Each year, Building Trades unions march with banners, … Read more
Building Trades Win Major Housing Measure
A union-led, powerhouse grassroots campaign, years in the making, scored a big win with Los Angeles voters in the Nov. 8 election, offering a reconfiguration of the vexing challenge of affordable housing and homelessness prevention at an unprecedented scale.
The … Read more
Building Trades Election Endorsements
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council is proud to release these endorsements for the Nov. election.
“This is the biggest slate of endorsements we have ever made,” says Chris Hannan, Council Executive Secretary. “These candidates are … Read more
Building Trades Support Major Housing Measure
A game-changing housing measure on the Los Angeles city ballot is on the way to success.
A coalition of community groups and unions, including the Building Trades, is spearheading the measure, called United to House LA.
On May 2, the … Read more
Support SB 447
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
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
Trades Say No to Prop. 6
UNION STATION, LOS ANGELES—The battle to defend SB 1 is on. It generates thousands of Building Trades jobs yearly on road and transit work. But it’s under attack by Prop. 6 on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Building Trades members, leaders … Read more
LA/OC Building Tradeswomen Hold First Event
LOS ANGELES—Women in the Building Trades are still the exception, a small minority despite a rich history, decades of slow gains and strong current outreach. The goal of including more women in the opportunity, high wages and lifelong benefits of … Read more
Women in Trades Rally at 5th Annual Event
Emerson College Wins 12th Annual Q Award
