Editorials
From Union Activist to Union Leader
November 7, 2023
by LA/OC Building Trades
It is with great humility that I want to express my appreciation to the body for electing me as the Executive Secretary of the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council. At a time when the labor movement is in a transformational era with changes in leadership at various levels and within many institutions, we are […]
Women in the Trades
August 8, 2017
by LA/OC Building Trades
We aim to recruit more women into the Building Trades Unions and challenge the preconception that construction is a man’s job. Everyone deserves an opportunity for a good paying, quality career with benefits. Construction is not for everyone, and that is equally true for both men and women. If you are the kind of person […]
Water, Water Everywhere? Not Anymore
August 1, 2014
by LA/OC Building Trades
The Building Trades are doing our part. Recently, more than 150 of our Building Trades local union leaders and members spent 10 hours at a hearing to advocate for the Poseidon desalination plant in Huntington Beach.