Building Trades

by LA/OC Building Trades

Los Angeles, CA – This morning, the LA/OC Building & Construction Trades Council, representing 14 trades, 48 local unions, and over 160,000 skilled workers across Southern California, announced its endorsement of Karen Bass for Mayor of Los Angeles. Throughout her career, Mayor Bass has stood firmly with labor, working families, and the skilled tradespeople who […]

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Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 in favor of putting Binding Arbitration on the November 2026 ballot. Introduced by Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis, the Safer Los Angeles County Binding Arbitration proposal would put independent experts in charge of resolving contract disputes for first responders and workers in the […]

by LA/OC Building Trades

Los Angeles, CA – On February 4, the LA/OC Building & Construction Trades Council, representing 14 trades, 48 local unions, and over 160,000 skilled workers across Southern California, announced its endorsement of Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor of California. Antonio has a strong track record in creating opportunities for working people and the middle class. As […]

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Today, the Los Angeles and Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council is pleased to see that a federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Brother Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention. Brother Abrego Garcia, who is a first-year apprentice of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers, was deported […]

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Los Angeles, CA – The LA/OC Building & Construction Trades Council, which represents 48 local unions and over 160,000 skilled workers across Southern California, yesterday reached an agreement with the Culver City Unified School District on a new Community Workforce Agreement. CWA’s are designed to prevent waste, maximize public benefits, and deliver measurable advantages to […]

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When Kaiser Permanente started in 1945, its mission was to serve blue-collar workers and their families with reliable, cost-effective health coverage.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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The largest gathering of unionized Tradeswomen in the world. Its roots are in California, where Tradeswomen started gathering more than 15 years ago.

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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.