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), […]

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UNION STATION, LOS ANGELES—The battle to defend SB 1 is on. It generates thousands of Building Trades jobs yearly on road and transit work. But it’s under attack by Prop. 6 on the Nov. 6 ballot.  Building Trades members, leaders and allies urge a “No” vote on Prop. 6. Gov. Jerry Brown and Los Angeles […]

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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 […]

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LOS ANGELES—Women in the Building Trades are still the exception, a small minority despite a rich history, decades of slow gains and strong current outreach. The goal of including more women in the opportunity, high wages and lifelong benefits of union construction careers is now motivated by a need to hedge against an aging workforce—especially in the midst of Southern California’s development boom, which will include […]

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ANAHEIM—The Anaheim Convention Center enjoyed a double celebration Sept. 26, for the grand opening of its new $190 million ACC North building, and the ACC’s 50th anniversary. The ACC North expansion created 1,860 Trades jobs under an all-union Project Labor Agreement between general contractor Turner Construction and the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades […]

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PASADENA—The Glenarm Power Plant repowering, a modernization project that’s being built under an all-union Project Labor Agreement with the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, is now entering the home stretch in Pasadena. The project, which is expected to both improve output and be more environmentally friendly than the current plant, is expected […]

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The California Building Trades forged a successful year in the state capital, highlighted by the approval of bills that will produce thousands of new construction jobs in renewable power and expand the prevailing wage standard to more areas of the concrete industry and hospital and school contracting.

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Inside the “Women Building the Nation” conference at the Gateway Sheraton LAX May 1, the excitement was contagious.

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This city of 175,000, located in the heart of Orange County, isn’t exactly known for its tourist attractions, but that’s due to change within the next year, as the city becomes home to a new waterpark and hotel complex.

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The $200 million Anaheim Convention Center Expansion broke ground April 21 under an all-union Project Labor Agreement between Turner Construction and the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council.

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At a preview of the new Palms Expo Line station June 29, officials, Building Trades union leaders and members celebrated progress on the ocean-bound light rail line—a long-awaited installment in what is expected to be game-changing transportation infrastructure for Los Angeles.