Orange County

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The Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council endorses Connor Traut for Orange County Board of Supervisors, 4th Supervisorial District.

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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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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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SANTA ANA—In a strong and exuberant show of support for Community Workforce Agreements and unions, the Santa Ana City Council June 6 voted unanimously to renew a CWA for the city with key elements advocated by the Building Trades.  The seven-member council, after hearing Building Trades union members ask it to choose the option that would create […]

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GARDEN GROVE—A $277 million, four-star Nickelodeon resort hotel will build with a Community Workforce Agreement. In a major victory for the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, the Garden Grove City Council added a requirement to adopt the agreement when it approved the project by unanimous vote September 13, 2022. The city, directly […]

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BUENA PARK—After rank-and-file union members took the podium in their orange working vests to explain the value of  Community Workforce Agreements for themselves, their communities and future generations of craftspeople, the Buena Park City Council on March 8 unanimously approved that city’s first ongoing partnership with the Building Trades. Riding a rising wave of pro-union sentiment […]

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WESTMINSTER, CA—Local Building Trades members will have the opportunity to work on a major Midway City Sanitary District project, thanks to an agreement that could mean more union Trades jobs in the future. The district’s Board of Directors on April 20 unanimously approved a Community Workforce Agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction […]

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ANAHEIM—Building Trades union members and leaders joined forces at a special Anaheim City Council meeting Dec. 20, 2019 to support the sale of Angel Stadium and 133 adjacent acres to a company controlled by Angels Baseball owner Arte Moreno for $325 million. By a 4-2 vote, the council approved the sales agreement for the city […]

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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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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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The bond between organized labor and U.S. military veterans goes back generations.

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After almost a year of intense negotiation, the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council obtained a Project Labor Agreement with the Rancho Santiago Community College District that is expected to generate more than 2,000 jobs for local workers on up to $198 million worth of construction projects.