September 27, 2022
by LA/OC Building Trades
SACRAMENTO—The State Building & Construction Trades Council of California (SBCTC) has long championed the use of “skilled and trained” labor requirements as a way of improving the lives of workers in the residential construction industry. Despite attempts by a few legislators to weaken this effort, momentum continues to build for “skilled and trained” language being […]
May 23, 2022
by LA/OC Building Trades
BUENA PARK—After rank-and-file union members took the podium in their orange working vests to explain the value of Community Workforce Agreements for themselves, their communities and future generations of craftspeople, the Buena Park City Council on March 8 unanimously approved that city’s first ongoing partnership with the Building Trades. Riding a rising wave of pro-union sentiment […]
January 15, 2022
by LA/OC Building Trades
The new Omicron wave of the pandemic Covid makes vaccination and safety more important than ever. Following new guidelines will help to keep skilled construction workers safely on the job. “In 2020 and 2021, working together, we were able to keep construction sites open,” said Chris Hannan, Executive Secretary of the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building […]
September 3, 2021
by LA/OC Building Trades
WESTMINSTER, CA—Local Building Trades members will have the opportunity to work on a major Midway City Sanitary District project, thanks to an agreement that could mean more union Trades jobs in the future. The district’s Board of Directors on April 20 unanimously approved a Community Workforce Agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction […]
September 3, 2021
by LA/OC Building Trades
WASHINGTON, DC—The Building Trades achieved important victories in the first eight months of the Biden Administration. A $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill has passed the Senate and another for $3.5 trillion may be coming. Those were major speaking points of Building Trades and government leaders at the 2021 Legislative Conference of North America’s Building Trades Unions […]
September 3, 2021
by LA/OC Building Trades
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. The proposal by developer Athens Group, with an estimated cost of $500 million, offers a […]
January 22, 2021
by LA/OC Building Trades
As we reflect on 2020, it was quite a year for Californians and the entire nation. We’ve faced an unimaginable pandemic that has changed just about every aspect of our day-to-day life, challenging Californians to adapt as we navigate the COVID-19 “new normal.” We have borne witness to many California businesses that have been and […]
June 4, 2020
by LA/OC Building Trades
WASHINGTON, DC—The next stimulus bill needs to target Infrastructure, pensions and health care, the Building Trades say. The US House has passed the HEROES Act, which is now waiting for Senate approval. With the country in upheaval over the issue of police killings and inequality, the economic damage of the Coronavirus pandemic is continuing as […]
April 26, 2020
by LA/OC Building Trades
LONG BEACH—New construction at campuses within the Long Beach Unified School District will be handled for years to come by highly trained and skilled organized labor under a Community Workforce Agreement that was recently approved by the district’s Board of Education. The workforce agreement, which the five-member school board approved by unanimous vote on Jan. […]
April 23, 2020
by LA/OC Building Trades
ANAHEIM—Building Trades union members and leaders joined forces at a special Anaheim City Council meeting Dec. 20, 2019 to support the sale of Angel Stadium and 133 adjacent acres to a company controlled by Angels Baseball owner Arte Moreno for $325 million. By a 4-2 vote, the council approved the sales agreement for the city […]
January 16, 2020
by LA/OC Building Trades
LONG BEACH—It’s the season for Californians to reflect on 2019 as we look ahead with hope to the opportunities of 2020. This past year has shown the resilience of the working families who form the backbone of our great state, and energy is the fundamental building block that powers us all. California Resources Corporation (CRC), […]
July 11, 2018
by LA/OC Building Trades
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 Janice Hahn, who has long advocated for PLAs as a means of investing in good […]