News From the LA/OC Building Trades

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Updates, victories, and announcements from the LA/OC Building Trades Council.
Building Trades Choose Biden

Building Trades Choose Biden

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June 13, 2024

by LA/OC Building Trades

Building Trades President Sean McGarvey said, “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.

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National Building Trades Endorse President Biden

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.

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High Speed Rail Creates 13,000 Union Jobs

High Speed Rail Creates 13,000 Union Jobs

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April 11, 2024

by LA/OC Building Trades

FRESNO—On March 19, the California High-Speed Rail Authority celebrated the creation of more than 13,000 construction jobs helping build the nation’s first high-speed rail system. Although more than 70 percent of those jobs are going to residents of California’s Central Valley, where the first segment is being constructed, the robust employment will also boost Building Trades members in Los […]

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We’re Going to Disneyland!

We’re Going to Disneyland!

by LA/OC Building Trades

ANAHEIM—The Building Trades were the first workforce at Disneyland, and under an ambitious new plan called DisneylandForward, will be doing even more at the “Happiest Place on Earth.” Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc. is seeking a zoning change from the city of Anaheim that would set the stage for the multi-decade expansion and modernization of Disneyland, […]

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