by LA/OC Building Trades

Biden’s pro-union, pro-infrastructure legacy drove the decision, and on July 25, NABTU announced its formal endorsement of Kamala Harris. 

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

Assemblywoman Laurie Davies has proudly announced that her bill, AB 2179, has passed and been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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

Magnolia Tank Farm will be built into a mixed-use residential, commercial and open space project under a Project Labor Agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council.

by Ryan Lenney

Supporters of a November ballot measure that would increase sales tax by a quarter of 1% say it could provide more than $1 billion a year for efforts to reduce homelessness in Los Angeles County — including hundreds of millions for affordable housing.

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 Sam Ribakoff

Lying just across Pacific Coast Highway from Surf City's famous beach, while also abutting a Superfund site, the Magnolia Tank Farm housing and hotel project has generated both hope for affordable housing and fear of toxic contamination.

by LA/OC Building Trades

And is there a labor shortage? The answer is “NO!” What we have is a shortage of employers who participate in Joint Labor Management Apprenticeship Training programs. 

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 “Affordable Housing, Homelessness Solutions and Prevention Now Measure,” it will generate hundreds of millions of dollars each year for union-built affordable housing, renter aid and services for homeless people.

by LA/OC Building Trades

The LA Aerial Rapid Transit gondola is now inching closer to reality. Metro approved its final Environmental Impact Report in February.