Press Releases

by LA/OC Building Trades

Reflecting the priorities of thousands of union members who call north LA County home, the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council has endorsed candidates for crucial seats in Santa Clarita, Palmdale and Lancaster in the Nov. 5 election.

by LA/OC Building Trades

No president has put America first more than the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden. As we said in our endorsement, North America’s Building Trades Unions can honestly say no elected official has shown our members and their families more respect than President Joe Biden.

by LA/OC Building Trades

With the Nov. 5 election just four months away, the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council has made several important new endorsements of candidates.

by LA/OC Building Trades

The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council shared a co-written letter of support with the Los Angeles City Council to encourage action on the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion Project.

by LA/OC Building Trades

The California Supreme Court released an opinion on Thursday morning, ordering the Secretary of State to “refrain from taking any steps” that would place the Taxpayer Deception Act on the November ballot. Simply put: the state Supreme Court said a clear-as-crystal NO on the Taxpayer Deception Act.

by LA/OC Building Trades

At their annual national legislative conference, in front of thousands of building trades members from across the country, North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) will announce its formal endorsement of Joe Biden for President and Kamala Harris for Vice President of the United States.

by LA/OC Building Trades

A website promoting women entering the Building Trades unions has gotten off to a strong start, with hundreds of applicants responding.

by LA/OC Building Trades

Ernesto Medrano was re-elected to his first full term as the Executive Secretary of the LA/OC Building and Construction Trades Council at the organization’s Delegates’ Meeting on January 4, 2024. The offices of President, Vice President, Trustees, and Sargent of Arms were also elected.

by LA/OC Building Trades

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has awarded $8.2 billion for 10 passenger rail projects across the country while announcing corridor planning activities that will impact every region nationwide.

by LA/OC Building Trades

The Los Angeles Board of Education voted unanimously at its Nov. 14 meeting to renew a labor agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council.

by LA/OC Building Trades

Continuum Partners and Los Angeles Cold Storage are proud to announce that they have signed a full Project Labor Agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council to reimagine a Downtown gateway site.

by LA/OC Building Trades

Delegates of the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council have unanimously elected Ernesto Medrano as Executive Secretary to lead the Council.