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3 Years, 10 Miles and 18,000 Jobs
Genton Barth Makes Mark with Wetherly Project
Long Beach Harbor Commission Approves $150 Million PLA
Crafts Step Up to Lend Hands to the United Labor Agency of OC
LAUSD’s New High School to Become One of Country’s Greenest
Kaiser’s $500 Million Anaheim Hospital on Schedule
Carson City Council Approves PLA on Private, Mixed-Use Development
Port Revitalization Promises Crucial Income, Jobs for San Pedro
Kodak Theatre $50-million Retrofit to be Built All-Union
Crafts Demand Legislators Take Action to End Air-Permit Moratorium
LAX Construction Projects Continue to Provide Quality Union Jobs in Tough Economy
Crafts Win Prevailing Wage Provision in Palmdale Charter
PLUM Committee Approves Corporate Pointe Project
LAUSD’s High School for the Visual and Performing Arts Receives 2009 ‘Q Award’
Proposal to Revive LA Shipyard, Provide Hundreds of New Jobs at Port
Playa Vista Moves Ahead Despite Economy
Annual Building Trades Legislative Conference Celebrates Return to Table
Fight for Good Jobs for Military Veterans Arrives at Union Station
WesPac Jet Fuel Pipeline Moves Ahead
Horizons at Playa Vista a Double Win for Building Trades
Holy Cross Medical Center to Move Forward
$800 Million Los Angeles NFL Stadium Wins Council Approval on EIR
Monica Garcia Takes Questions on LAUSD’s $27 Billion Construction Program
Building Trades Members Take a Stand for Right to Organize
Construction Work Ramping Up on $500-Million Kaiser Hospital Anaheim
LA LIVE Tops Out Hotel and Tower Project
Underground Economy Task Force Sweeps Up Cheating Contractors
MEPT, Craft Unions Push for New Development at Corporate Pointe
Region's First Marine Oil Terminal in 30 Years Moves Closer to Approval
Final Project Labor Agreement Approved by City Council, LA/CRA
Community, Educators, Elected Officials Celebrate Roybal Learning Center Opening
Building Trades Win Big November 4th
How Will Wall Street’s Financial Troubles Affect the Construction Industry?
Building Trades Mobilize for November Election
Five New Campuses Open for Returning LAUSD
Unions, Members Unite on Labor Day in Show of Solidarity
$50 Billion in Infrastructure Funds on November Ballot
LA Trade Tech Gets $240 Million Renovation
Craft Unions Partner with State Agencies to Fight Underground Economy
AEG's NOKIA Theatre LA LIVE Receives the 2008 'Q' Award
Labor Unions, Community Speak Out in Favor of Ponte Vista Project
Craftsmanship, Pride, and Camaraderie on Display at the UA’s Statewide Apprenticeship Contest
Women Building California 7th Annual Conference
Craft Union Mobilization Reverses Buena Park City Council
Craft Unions Mobilize to Protect Prevailing Wages in City of Buena Park
Mayor Villaraigosa Joins Construction Workers, Supporters to Celebrate Passage of Landmark Construct
Construction Set to Begin on Grand Avenue
Five Building Trades Organizers Attacked
Lawsuit Claims Brinderson Used Phony Union to Cut Liability in Overtime Case
Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency Endorses Historic Project Labor Agreement
Union-Built RedBuilding to Add World-Class Office Space to West Hollywood
241 Toll Road Supporters to Fight Coastal Commission Ruling
Bruce Gerometta, President of Iron Workers 416, Passes Away
Karen Bass Elected as Next Assembly Speaker
Benefits of Project Labor Agreements Confirmed by Landmark Study
Building Trades Lead Growth in Union Membership in 2007
Sound Energy Solutions Seeks Reinstatement of EIR
Caruso’s Americana at Brand on Track for Spring Opening
Hillary Clinton Speaks at IBEW Electrical Training Institute
Refinery Workers Fight to be Paid Right
San Pedro Waterfront Project Moving Forward
Five District Council 36 Painters Killed in Tragic Accident in Colorado
Historic City Union Coalition Wins Long-Overdue Raise for Workers
Boilermakers Save Heart Attack Victim at Chevron Refinery
LA Live’s Nokia Theater to Open Mid-October
Garden Grove Considers Casino Complex
Craft Unions Take Battle Against Underground Economy to the Courts
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Puts Spotlight on Ailing California Infrastructure
Craft Unions Fight for New Power Plant
Gateway to Green Growth
Helmets to Hardhats
Building Trades Members Help Defeat Controversial Immigration Reform Bill
Orange County Performing Arts Center Receives ‘Q’ Award
‘You Can Do It’: Building Power at 6th Annual Women Building California Conference
Kawada Company to Bring ‘Zen’ to Los Angeles
State of the Arts: LAUSD’s Visual and Performing Arts Academy on Track
The Film Ronald Reagan’s OSHA Didn’t Want You to See
The Next Generation: Building Trades Recruit for the Future
Building Trades, State Federation Press Labor’s Agenda in Sacramento
New Building Construction at Rio Hondo College
Battle Over Foothill South Toll Road Rages
Seizing the Opportunity
Completion of Vista Hermosa High School Scheduled for Fall of 2008
Pacific Design Center’s Red Building Breaks Ground
LA City Council Unanimously Approves $2 Billion Grand Ave. Project
Building Trades United in Fight Against Carpenters Union Raiding
Court of Appeals Upholds Wage Order 16
Victory for Working Families: House Passes Employee Free Choice Act
Crafts Fight for Palmdale Water District PLA
OC Sherriff’s Academy Near Completion
Building Trades, LAUSD Partner in Historic $20 Billion Program
Orange County Expanded 1-5 to Welcome Commuters
New Law Targets Cheating Roofing Contractors
Electricians Training for a Sunny Future
Long Beach Mayor Outlines Agenda for City
San Pedro Police Station Ahead of Schedule
New Garden Grove Freeway Open for Business
Labor Makes the Winning Difference in Election 2006
Building Trades, KIWA Fight for Living Wages
Construction Set to Begin on $231.3 Million Police Headquarters
Work Set to Begin Work on BP’s $40 Million Carson Refinery Upgrade
Building Trades Get Out the Vote
You Have a Choice in November 7 Election
Seven New LA Unified Schools Open
Orange County Performing Arts Center Opens New Concert Hall
November Election Campaign Kicks Off
Aging Downtown Fire Station to be Replaced with State-of-the-Art Facility
$1 Billion Housing Bond for L.A. Placed on November Ballot
Measure to Prohibit Dry Cutting of Masonry Advances in Assembly
IBEW 11’s Joel Barton Honored for Extraordinary Political Activism, Leadership
Trailblazing Women in Construction, Firefighting Celebrate Themselves at Annual Conference
$200 Million Expansion to Performing Arts Center Boosts Orange County’s Cultural Profile
Santa Ana College Digital Media Center Set to Open This Summer
L.A. Convention Center to Get Major Hotel Tower
Legislature Approves Largest Public Works Package in California’s History
LA’s Grand Avenue Project Plans Unveiled
Metro Gold Line Extension Creates Thousands of Jobs for Building Trades Crafts
Tom Moxley, Ironworkers 433, Sworn in as New Building Trades Council President
Central High School Latest Project in LAUSD Construction Boom
Building Trades Protest Wal-Mart’s Unsafe Construction Policies
Construction Set to Begin on $208 Million Performing Arts High School
Orange County I-5 Expansion to Ease Congestion
Garden Grove Freeway Expansion Largest Highway Construction Project in California
Legislation Funds 405 Expansion
American Family Sees Real Wages Fall During Bush's First Term
Bond Proposes Billions in New Construction
$132 Million Contract for Belmont Campus Awarded
14-Mile Orange Line Busway Opens, Marking Milestone in SF Valley Public Transportation
$4 Billion School Bond Measure Gets Green Light, Fuels Job Growth
Two Billion Dollar Developments Underway in Downtown Los Angeles
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Gulf Coast Families Find Temporary Homes Renovated by Building Trades Members
Two Multi-Billion Dollar Projects to Transform Downtown L A Skyline
Transportation Bond Doomed This Year
Downtown Los Angeles Looking Forward to Construction Boom
LAUSD Construction Boom
Trades Headlines
Metro Blue Line resumes service to downtown LA
Port of Los Angeles roadway gets improvements
California employers add 32,500 jobs in January
Irvine’s Suffolk Construction lands $35.5 million school project
LA officials break ground on massive $1.5B expansion of LAX international terminal
Downtown Celebrates Convention Center Hotel Opening
Los Angeles eyes Owens Lake for huge solar project
Officials approve plans for Expo Line route on Westside
Southern California Edison signs solar deal with Recurrent Energy
Los Angeles might require rainwater capture
Permits Jump, Signal Construction Gains
New L.A. luxury hotels face tough debuts
California approves toughest statewide green building code in U.S.
Stimulus projects delayed by review backlog
Sunset Strip is getting its first repaving in 75 years
Mega Projects and Mega Questions
California's renewable pipeline hits nearly 70 GW
Final leg of SCE renewable energy project gets OK
Final Plan for Expo Line from Culver City to Santa Monica Released
Report: Road Conditions Cost L.A. Drivers $2,500 Annually
New pipeline will link San Gabriel, Rio Hondo spreading grounds
Board Approves Funding for New Glendale Courthouse
Desalination project forges ahead in California
MTA approves South L.A.-South Bay light-rail line
New Data Shows Construction Industry Below State Diesel Emissions
AFL-CIO may help lift Chicago Spire
Southern California Edison's Solar Transmission Line Approved
L.A. gets $60-million stimulus grant for 'smart grid' electric power system
Carpool lanes open on 405 Fwy near LAX
Metro Gold Line extension opens
California lawmakers pass historic water package
Knabe announces $12.9M in funding for South Bay projects
LA council approves LAX Bradley Terminal contracts
LA Metro's deal with Italian rail car manufacturer falls apart
O.C. supervisors approve resolution restricting labor agreements on county projects
Construction Begins To Alleviate Westside Flooding
Metro Gold Line Extension to open Nov.
With new police headquarters, LAPD ends an era
LA County OKs $300 billion transportation plan
Malibu Public Works Earns Projects of the Year Award
BidClerk Reports Construction Projects Up For Bid in the LA Area
Natural Gas Electric Generating Project that Complements Wind Farms Near Palm Springs Moves Ahead
Despite Downturn in Traffic, Los Angeles Plans $1.3 Billion Airport Overhaul
10 Freeway widening project commences
Vote Moves SoCal Stadium Plan Forward
SkyTran could bring futuristic transit to Valley
Dredging project to improve tanker ops at Long Beach
LAX Breaks Ground on New Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Facility
Governor vetoes freeway tunneling bill
Hearings Held For LA-To-Pomona High-Speed Trains
San Diego to L.A. bullet train hearings will be held this week
Obama uses L.A. program as a model for going green
Southern California Air Projects Get $26.5 M from Stimulus
California gets $2.3 mil for broadband stimulus
San Pedro makeover, other port projects move forward in busy week
L.A. mayor praises planned light-rail car plant
SoCal city vote clears NFL stadium hurdle
San Pedro makeover just getting launched
Road Project Tests Power of Stimulus
California gets $34M stimulus for rural transit
Whittier's economic stimulus program proving popular
California applies for $4.5B in stimulus funds for high-speed rail
Pasadena, South Pasadena back bill to eliminate 710 surface route
State of the Unions
City of Los Angeles Early retirement plan gets OK
California seeks big chunk of high-speed rail funds
A Message from AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka
Sen. Franken Joins Senate, Co-Sponsors Employee Free Choice Act
Plan could clear way for O.C.'s tallest skyscraper
Crystal Signs Agreement and Partners up With Union Trades Department AFL-CIO
Jack Henning, California Labor Federation Executive Secretary- Emeritus, 1915-2009
LA city workers protest against layoffs
Biden says state's high-speed rail project is primed for recovery funding
Construction resumes on Providence Holy Cross expansion
Hill International Awarded Contract by LADWP to Advise On Renewable Energy Projects
Federal Highway Trust Fund Expected to Become Insolvent This Summer
US Department of Energy Working to Finalize $18.5 Billion in Nuclear Loan Guarantees
First-of-Its-Kind Map Shows LA County a Likely Epicenter of California's Green Economy
News study shows lax government oversight has hurt unionization
Work resumes on Valley Performing Arts Center
High-Speed Rail Projects Gain Velocity
Republican State Lawmakers Face Recall Efforts
Upland construction projects getting support in Congress
East Los Angeles College gets 21st Century facelift
L.A. Jobless Rate Highest Since World War II
Construction Projects Up For Bid in LA area
City Council Approves Oil Terminal at Port
Developer offers hope to rebirth of downtown LA
State's construction workers top the list of chronically uninsured employees
Senator Feinstein pulls support of EFCA
Early signs encouraging for California's share of federal stimulus
Organized labor gives Obama high grades so far
Construction Workers Turn ‘Tip’ Into Cash for Sick Kids
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Women Building California
Three New Executive Orders Benefit Organized Labor
Biden attends A.F.L.-C.I.O.’s executive council meeting
Obama: Bush government tried to undermine unions
Schwarzenegger ends 'Furlough Fridays'
Cleanup at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach begins to pay off
California Workers and Allies Rally for Easier Unionization
BCTD President Ayers Presses Speaker Pelosi on Labor's Agenda
Building Trades Department Co-Sponsors Infrastructure Investment Forum
Candidates for governor share stage at Northridge Democratic forum
Date set for constitutional furlough lawsuit
Solis Confirmed as Labor Secretary
New Report Finds Unionization is Good for US Economy
California Building Trades Seeks Investigation into General Assembly Vote Trading
Anti-Worker Force Mobilize to Kill Proposed San Diego School District PLA
California's Tough-Guy Controller
AFL-CIO Launches “Center for Green Jobs”
CA stimulus
Southern California Gas, union make tentative pact and avert strike
California could reap $21.5 billion from U.S. stimulus plan
State budget deadlock could cost county $1.4 billion
Union Membership Rises for Second Year in a Row
ASCE report card: Nation's infrastructure condition rates a 'D'
Pension Funds are Safe, Despite Losses Experts Explain
Building Trades Score Another Big Win to Protect Prevailing Wages in Orange County
GAO: Labor Dept. Misled Congress
Global Wages Decline; U.S. Income Gap Worst of Developed Countries
Union Activists Defeat ABC Apprentice Pay Cut Proposal
Study Points to Next Frontier in ‘Green Jobs’
Orange County Toll Road Weaves Through Complex Maze of State, Federal Agencies
'Anti-sprawl' Law Unlikely to Radically Alter Sacramento Trends
Schwarzenegger to U.S.: State May Need $7-billion Loan
Credit Crisis Could Stop Voter-OK'd Bond Sales
A Charged Debate Over Prop. 7 Renewable Energy Plan
Democrats Complain About Schwarzenegger's High Veto Rate
Water Rationing Falls Short of EBMUD's Goal
Caltrain Will Look at Removing Seats for Bikes
Pundits Agree Debate not Election Game-changer
Berkeley Profs Call for Quick Economic Action
Workers with Employer-Covered Health Care Declined by 6.4 Million
Building Trades Union Leaders Gather for 100th Anniversary Celebration
Poizner urges one regulator over managed health care industry
Healthcare system unprepared for aging boomers
Sacramento Backs Blue Diamond Workers
California Labor Federation Releases Report On Value Of Paid Sick Days
Nurses reach new contract agreement with UC
Remembering James M. Wood
Bill to let nonprofits use volunteers for public works
SBCTC Delegates Oppose Redistricting
Machinists Union Blasts Air Force Decision
Rich getting richer, poor getting poorer
California Department of Transportation Pays Tribute in Memorial Service
Labor leaders want Speaker Nunez to return $4 million to Democratic Party
California 'creeping' along on universal health care
Contra Costa County Health Care Spending
Longshore Worker Killed at Long Beach Port
Colorado Congressional Candidate Expresses Support for Unionization with Act
Sutter Health Nurses Return to Work After 10-day strike
LA Car Wash Employees Taking a Stand
Governor Approves New Solar Project
Chula Vista Adopting Green Building Standards
AFL-CIO Survey: Most Aren't Fans of Health Care System
Supreme Court Allows Retiree Benefit Cuts
Unclogging the Costa Mesa Freeway is Still A Puzzle
Rising Health Costs Cut Into Wages
Low Turnout Expected in California's June primary
California Regions Battle Over Housing Money
Union Workers Told to Use Urine Bags
Governor vetoes collective bargaining for child-care workers
NY Crane Accident Calls Attention to Dangers of Construction Work
L.A. City Council Rejects Massive Las Lomas Development
Supreme Court Questions California Employers Using State Money to Silence Union Efforts
AFL-CIO Official Pushes for Policies to Help Working Class
Health Care a Chosen Target for States' Cutbacks
IMPACT Holds First Annual Labor-Management Conference
Foreign Welders, Pipefitters Sue Gulf Coast
BCTD President Ayers Appointed to AFL-CIO Executive Council
LIUNA Re-Affiliates With AFL-CIO Building Trades
Illinois Union Members Provide Boost for Foster's Election
Service Workers Join USW and Other Negotiation News
Wilshire Corridor Revitalized with Building Projects
Union Nurses Going on Strike Against Sutter Health
State Senate Modifies Limits on Worker's Comp
EPA Unions Accuse Bush Appointees of Favoring Politics over Science
Airport Panel OKs Contract for LAX Expansion Plans
Bill to Offer Paid Sick Leave to All California Employees
Fraser, Former UAW President, Dies at 91
Labor Review Interviews Local 416 on Project Labor Agreements and Economy for Workers
Democratic Hopefuls Backing Local Unions
Building Trades Providing Economic Impact in NW Ohio Region
Executive-Secretary
Conspiracy from California to D.C.
2010: The Year of the Job!
Billionaires Telling Workers What They Need
Disgrace in Orange County
Fighting for Workers Rights in Education
Every Labor Day Brings More Challenges to Working Families
Prevailing Needs!
Blame the Profiteers, not the Workers!
An Open Letter to all Elected Officials
What if All Construction Stopped?
Every Non-Union Company Pays Their Employees Less Than Union Companies
Picking up the Pieces!
Finally, a Workers' President!
Green Exploiters
Bailouts and Blame
Making Sure They Do What They Promised
A New, New Deal
If You Don't Think Political Parties are Different, Think Again
How Do You Answer a Problem with No Solution?
'Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink'
'It Never Rains in Southern California'
Energy Policy vs. Common Sense
Violence for Profits?
Developers’ Problems are Our Problems
Who is Highjacking our Labor Rights?
Workers’ Comp Fraud: 50% premiums cuts aren’t enough for law breaking construction companies
Employees Should Have the Right to Organize, Not Road Blocks
Infrastructure, America! Tax Policy Makes the Difference
Where is the Craft Worker Labor Shortage?
Immigration Reform?
Alberto Gonzales Must Go!
Davis-Bacon Wins Out!
Hand Wringing, Name Calling Starts Again - All over Health Care
Why Isn’t Labor’s Story on the Front Page?
Where Have all the Jobs Gone? The Big Box Syndrome
Building vs. Environment? A question We Shouldn’t Have to Answer
Progressives Given a Generational Opportunity
Schwarzenegger Puts Campaign Donations Ahead of E. Coli Safety!
Medical Coverage Cancelled by Wealthy!
The Governor Says ‘Bah, Humbug to Workers This Labor Day
One More Time, Say ‘Pension Security
Construction Pensions Lead the Way, Under Attack by Business
Energy Policy and Incomes
Immigration: An Issue of Money and Politics
Selling of America
Nation’s Tax Policies a Bad Deal for Working Families
Economic Realism in 2006
The Initiative Pricess is Broken!
Affiliate Reports
Painters & Allied Trades District Council 36
Political Action Means Job Opportunities
Ironworkers: Safety Standards on Job Sites
Plasterers Local 200 - In With the New But Not Out With the Old
Cement Masons 500
Painters and Allied Trades - Thank You for Your Generosity
Sprinkler Fitter 709 - United Association Honors Outstanding Apprentice
IBEW Local 441 - Enormous Solar Project Completed
PADRES Contra El Cancer’s 21st Annual Family Picnic
Iron Workers Local 433
Southern California IBEW Locals Sign High Light Electric
IBEW Local 441
Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36
Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 36
IBEW Local 11
IBEW Local 441
Local 11 Members See 400% Growth in Refinery Work
Apprenticeship Hawaiian Style
6H2S Amine Regeneration Project
IBEW Local 11 Plants a Flag in Downtown Los Angeles
Carlos Nieto
UCI Medical Center Expansion Taking Shape
It Should be a Hot Summer!
Broadcom Campus at UCI University Research Park
Plasterers’ Local #200 Mourns the Passing of Cement Masons’ Local #600 Agent Tony Sanchez
The Plaza Irvine Luxury High Rise Near Completion
Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. King
Eleventh annual Old-Timers’ luncheon and Apprentice Graduation
Contractor classes have been a Great Success
Local 92 Shines in Power Plant Job Near LA
America for Sale
Carpenters At It Again
Solar Power Market Provides New Job Opportunities
Orange County Water District Advanced Water Purification Facility Largest in the World
Back to School
Kickoff for Powerful New Alliance a Great Success!
Laborers Local 300 March for Alex Padilla for Senate
Looking Forward to a Busy Summer
Plasterers Local 200 Take Pride in Work on the Orange County Performing Arts Center
Ironworker Apprentices Compete to Represent District Council at International Event in St. Louis
Raising the Bar in Long Beach
IBEW 11 Looking Forward to a Busy Year
UA 250 Members Receive Safety and Health Certificate from UCLA
In Memoriam: Art Martinez, Sr.
USC Galen Center and Athletic Pavilion Moving Forward
A Look Back at 2005
Annual Golf Tournament
New Products
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John Deere 17D Compact Extractor
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AOSafety Safe-Waze Rescue Step
Efficiencies for the Job Site
Loader Comes with Quieter, Hydraulically-Driven Cooling Fan
Vermeer Stump Cutter Now with Four Wheel Drive Option
Quick Saw Ejection System
Redesigned Howard Leight® AirSoft® Earplugs Offer Improved Fit, Comfort and Performance
John Deere Dealers: 75C Zero-Tail-Swing Excavator
John Deere Roller Level Cuts Grading Time in Hal
Bilsom Upgrades Viking(tm) Series Earmuffs With Air Flow Control(tm) Technology
Gehl Announces the New E-Series Skid Loaders
RotoZip® Tracing XBIT Takes The Measuring Out Of Cutting
Hitachi Zaxis 27u-2 Compact Excavator
New Bosch 18-volt 10-inch Compound Miter Saw
John Deere 344J Compact Wheel Loader
Irwin Quick-Grip XP One Handed Bar Clamps / Spreaders
Bosch LITHEON™ 10.8-volt Pocket Driver
Stanley Extends Patented AntiVibe Technology Through Line of Specialty Hammers
On the Job
Sprinkler Fitters Local 709 at Playa Vista
Built to Last: Southern California Cement Masons Apprenticeship
Moving Mountains: On the Jobsite with Operating Engineers Local 12
Roofers and Waterproofers Local 36 at the W Hotel
Tradeshow and Sign Craft Local 831 – E3 Expo, LA Convention Center
Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers
Boilermakers Local 92 at Chevron Refinery, El Segundo
Sheet Metal Workers Local 105 Apprenticeship and Training Center
On the Job with UA 250's HVAC Service Technicians
On the Job with Ironworkers 433
On the Job with Cement Masons Local 600
On The Job with Iron Workers Local 416
On the Job with Plasterers Local 200
On the Job with District Council 36 Drywall Finishers
On the Job with Laborers Local 507
On the Job with Sprinkler Fitters 709
Building a Replacement Facility for Hollenbeck Police Station
Building a World-Class Academic Medical Center for Orange County
On the Job with Glaziers Local 636, DC 36
On the Job with UA Local 250
On The Job with Floorlayers Local 1247, District Council 36
‘On the Job’ with Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Local 4
‘On the Job’ with IBEW Local 11
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3 Years, 10 Miles and 18,000 Jobs
Genton Barth Makes Mark with Wetherly Project
Long Beach Harbor Commission Approves $150 Million PLA
Crafts Step Up to Lend Hands to the United Labor Agency of OC
LAUSD’s New High School to Become One of Country’s Greenest
Kaiser’s $500 Million Anaheim Hospital on Schedule
Carson City Council Approves PLA on Private, Mixed-Use Development
Port Revitalization Promises Crucial Income, Jobs for San Pedro
Kodak Theatre $50-million Retrofit to be Built All-Union
Crafts Demand Legislators Take Action to End Air-Permit Moratorium
LAX Construction Projects Continue to Provide Quality Union Jobs in Tough Economy
Crafts Win Prevailing Wage Provision in Palmdale Charter
PLUM Committee Approves Corporate Pointe Project
LAUSD’s High School for the Visual and Performing Arts Receives 2009 ‘Q Award’
Proposal to Revive LA Shipyard, Provide Hundreds of New Jobs at Port
Playa Vista Moves Ahead Despite Economy
Annual Building Trades Legislative Conference Celebrates Return to Table
Fight for Good Jobs for Military Veterans Arrives at Union Station
WesPac Jet Fuel Pipeline Moves Ahead
Horizons at Playa Vista a Double Win for Building Trades
Holy Cross Medical Center to Move Forward
$800 Million Los Angeles NFL Stadium Wins Council Approval on EIR
Monica Garcia Takes Questions on LAUSD’s $27 Billion Construction Program
Building Trades Members Take a Stand for Right to Organize
Construction Work Ramping Up on $500-Million Kaiser Hospital Anaheim
LA LIVE Tops Out Hotel and Tower Project
Underground Economy Task Force Sweeps Up Cheating Contractors
MEPT, Craft Unions Push for New Development at Corporate Pointe
Region's First Marine Oil Terminal in 30 Years Moves Closer to Approval
Final Project Labor Agreement Approved by City Council, LA/CRA
Community, Educators, Elected Officials Celebrate Roybal Learning Center Opening
Building Trades Win Big November 4th
How Will Wall Street’s Financial Troubles Affect the Construction Industry?
Building Trades Mobilize for November Election
Five New Campuses Open for Returning LAUSD
Unions, Members Unite on Labor Day in Show of Solidarity
$50 Billion in Infrastructure Funds on November Ballot
LA Trade Tech Gets $240 Million Renovation
Craft Unions Partner with State Agencies to Fight Underground Economy
AEG's NOKIA Theatre LA LIVE Receives the 2008 'Q' Award
Labor Unions, Community Speak Out in Favor of Ponte Vista Project
Craftsmanship, Pride, and Camaraderie on Display at the UA’s Statewide Apprenticeship Contest
Women Building California 7th Annual Conference
Craft Union Mobilization Reverses Buena Park City Council
Craft Unions Mobilize to Protect Prevailing Wages in City of Buena Park
Mayor Villaraigosa Joins Construction Workers, Supporters to Celebrate Passage of Landmark Construct
Construction Set to Begin on Grand Avenue
Five Building Trades Organizers Attacked
Lawsuit Claims Brinderson Used Phony Union to Cut Liability in Overtime Case
Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency Endorses Historic Project Labor Agreement
Union-Built RedBuilding to Add World-Class Office Space to West Hollywood
241 Toll Road Supporters to Fight Coastal Commission Ruling
Bruce Gerometta, President of Iron Workers 416, Passes Away
Karen Bass Elected as Next Assembly Speaker
Benefits of Project Labor Agreements Confirmed by Landmark Study
Building Trades Lead Growth in Union Membership in 2007
Sound Energy Solutions Seeks Reinstatement of EIR
Caruso’s Americana at Brand on Track for Spring Opening
Hillary Clinton Speaks at IBEW Electrical Training Institute
Refinery Workers Fight to be Paid Right
San Pedro Waterfront Project Moving Forward
Five District Council 36 Painters Killed in Tragic Accident in Colorado
Historic City Union Coalition Wins Long-Overdue Raise for Workers
Boilermakers Save Heart Attack Victim at Chevron Refinery
LA Live’s Nokia Theater to Open Mid-October
Garden Grove Considers Casino Complex
Craft Unions Take Battle Against Underground Economy to the Courts
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Puts Spotlight on Ailing California Infrastructure
Craft Unions Fight for New Power Plant
Gateway to Green Growth
Helmets to Hardhats
Building Trades Members Help Defeat Controversial Immigration Reform Bill
Orange County Performing Arts Center Receives ‘Q’ Award
‘You Can Do It’: Building Power at 6th Annual Women Building California Conference
Kawada Company to Bring ‘Zen’ to Los Angeles
State of the Arts: LAUSD’s Visual and Performing Arts Academy on Track
The Film Ronald Reagan’s OSHA Didn’t Want You to See
The Next Generation: Building Trades Recruit for the Future
Building Trades, State Federation Press Labor’s Agenda in Sacramento
New Building Construction at Rio Hondo College
Battle Over Foothill South Toll Road Rages
Seizing the Opportunity
Completion of Vista Hermosa High School Scheduled for Fall of 2008
Pacific Design Center’s Red Building Breaks Ground
LA City Council Unanimously Approves $2 Billion Grand Ave. Project
Building Trades United in Fight Against Carpenters Union Raiding
Court of Appeals Upholds Wage Order 16
Victory for Working Families: House Passes Employee Free Choice Act
Crafts Fight for Palmdale Water District PLA
OC Sherriff’s Academy Near Completion
Building Trades, LAUSD Partner in Historic $20 Billion Program
Orange County Expanded 1-5 to Welcome Commuters
New Law Targets Cheating Roofing Contractors
Electricians Training for a Sunny Future
Long Beach Mayor Outlines Agenda for City
San Pedro Police Station Ahead of Schedule
New Garden Grove Freeway Open for Business
Labor Makes the Winning Difference in Election 2006
Building Trades, KIWA Fight for Living Wages
Construction Set to Begin on $231.3 Million Police Headquarters
Work Set to Begin Work on BP’s $40 Million Carson Refinery Upgrade
Building Trades Get Out the Vote
You Have a Choice in November 7 Election
Seven New LA Unified Schools Open
Orange County Performing Arts Center Opens New Concert Hall
November Election Campaign Kicks Off
Aging Downtown Fire Station to be Replaced with State-of-the-Art Facility
$1 Billion Housing Bond for L.A. Placed on November Ballot
Measure to Prohibit Dry Cutting of Masonry Advances in Assembly
IBEW 11’s Joel Barton Honored for Extraordinary Political Activism, Leadership
Trailblazing Women in Construction, Firefighting Celebrate Themselves at Annual Conference
$200 Million Expansion to Performing Arts Center Boosts Orange County’s Cultural Profile
Santa Ana College Digital Media Center Set to Open This Summer
L.A. Convention Center to Get Major Hotel Tower
Legislature Approves Largest Public Works Package in California’s History
LA’s Grand Avenue Project Plans Unveiled
Metro Gold Line Extension Creates Thousands of Jobs for Building Trades Crafts
Tom Moxley, Ironworkers 433, Sworn in as New Building Trades Council President
Central High School Latest Project in LAUSD Construction Boom
Building Trades Protest Wal-Mart’s Unsafe Construction Policies
Construction Set to Begin on $208 Million Performing Arts High School
Orange County I-5 Expansion to Ease Congestion
Garden Grove Freeway Expansion Largest Highway Construction Project in California
Legislation Funds 405 Expansion
American Family Sees Real Wages Fall During Bush's First Term
Bond Proposes Billions in New Construction
$132 Million Contract for Belmont Campus Awarded
14-Mile Orange Line Busway Opens, Marking Milestone in SF Valley Public Transportation
$4 Billion School Bond Measure Gets Green Light, Fuels Job Growth
Two Billion Dollar Developments Underway in Downtown Los Angeles
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Gulf Coast Families Find Temporary Homes Renovated by Building Trades Members
Two Multi-Billion Dollar Projects to Transform Downtown L A Skyline
Transportation Bond Doomed This Year
Downtown Los Angeles Looking Forward to Construction Boom
LAUSD Construction Boom
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3 Years, 10 Miles and 18,000 Jobs
Genton Barth Makes Mark with Wetherly Project
Long Beach Harbor Commission Approves $150 Million PLA
Crafts Step Up to Lend Hands to the United Labor Agency of OC
LAUSD’s New High School to Become One of Country’s Greenest
Kaiser’s $500 Million Anaheim Hospital on Schedule
Carson City Council Approves PLA on Private, Mixed-Use Development
Port Revitalization Promises Crucial Income, Jobs for San Pedro
Kodak Theatre $50-million Retrofit to be Built All-Union
Crafts Demand Legislators Take Action to End Air-Permit Moratorium
LAX Construction Projects Continue to Provide Quality Union Jobs in Tough Economy
Crafts Win Prevailing Wage Provision in Palmdale Charter
PLUM Committee Approves Corporate Pointe Project
LAUSD’s High School for the Visual and Performing Arts Receives 2009 ‘Q Award’
Proposal to Revive LA Shipyard, Provide Hundreds of New Jobs at Port
Playa Vista Moves Ahead Despite Economy
Annual Building Trades Legislative Conference Celebrates Return to Table
Fight for Good Jobs for Military Veterans Arrives at Union Station
WesPac Jet Fuel Pipeline Moves Ahead
Horizons at Playa Vista a Double Win for Building Trades
Holy Cross Medical Center to Move Forward
$800 Million Los Angeles NFL Stadium Wins Council Approval on EIR
Monica Garcia Takes Questions on LAUSD’s $27 Billion Construction Program
Building Trades Members Take a Stand for Right to Organize
Construction Work Ramping Up on $500-Million Kaiser Hospital Anaheim
LA LIVE Tops Out Hotel and Tower Project
Underground Economy Task Force Sweeps Up Cheating Contractors
MEPT, Craft Unions Push for New Development at Corporate Pointe
Region's First Marine Oil Terminal in 30 Years Moves Closer to Approval
Final Project Labor Agreement Approved by City Council, LA/CRA
Community, Educators, Elected Officials Celebrate Roybal Learning Center Opening
Building Trades Win Big November 4th
How Will Wall Street’s Financial Troubles Affect the Construction Industry?
Building Trades Mobilize for November Election
Five New Campuses Open for Returning LAUSD
Unions, Members Unite on Labor Day in Show of Solidarity
$50 Billion in Infrastructure Funds on November Ballot
LA Trade Tech Gets $240 Million Renovation
Craft Unions Partner with State Agencies to Fight Underground Economy
AEG's NOKIA Theatre LA LIVE Receives the 2008 'Q' Award
Labor Unions, Community Speak Out in Favor of Ponte Vista Project
Craftsmanship, Pride, and Camaraderie on Display at the UA’s Statewide Apprenticeship Contest
Women Building California 7th Annual Conference
Craft Union Mobilization Reverses Buena Park City Council
Craft Unions Mobilize to Protect Prevailing Wages in City of Buena Park
Mayor Villaraigosa Joins Construction Workers, Supporters to Celebrate Passage of Landmark Construct
Construction Set to Begin on Grand Avenue
Five Building Trades Organizers Attacked
Lawsuit Claims Brinderson Used Phony Union to Cut Liability in Overtime Case
Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency Endorses Historic Project Labor Agreement
Union-Built RedBuilding to Add World-Class Office Space to West Hollywood
241 Toll Road Supporters to Fight Coastal Commission Ruling
Bruce Gerometta, President of Iron Workers 416, Passes Away
Karen Bass Elected as Next Assembly Speaker
Benefits of Project Labor Agreements Confirmed by Landmark Study
Building Trades Lead Growth in Union Membership in 2007
Sound Energy Solutions Seeks Reinstatement of EIR
Caruso’s Americana at Brand on Track for Spring Opening
Hillary Clinton Speaks at IBEW Electrical Training Institute
Refinery Workers Fight to be Paid Right
San Pedro Waterfront Project Moving Forward
Five District Council 36 Painters Killed in Tragic Accident in Colorado
Historic City Union Coalition Wins Long-Overdue Raise for Workers
Boilermakers Save Heart Attack Victim at Chevron Refinery
LA Live’s Nokia Theater to Open Mid-October
Garden Grove Considers Casino Complex
Craft Unions Take Battle Against Underground Economy to the Courts
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Puts Spotlight on Ailing California Infrastructure
Craft Unions Fight for New Power Plant
Gateway to Green Growth
Helmets to Hardhats
Building Trades Members Help Defeat Controversial Immigration Reform Bill
Orange County Performing Arts Center Receives ‘Q’ Award
‘You Can Do It’: Building Power at 6th Annual Women Building California Conference
Kawada Company to Bring ‘Zen’ to Los Angeles
State of the Arts: LAUSD’s Visual and Performing Arts Academy on Track
The Film Ronald Reagan’s OSHA Didn’t Want You to See
The Next Generation: Building Trades Recruit for the Future
Building Trades, State Federation Press Labor’s Agenda in Sacramento
New Building Construction at Rio Hondo College
Battle Over Foothill South Toll Road Rages
Seizing the Opportunity
Completion of Vista Hermosa High School Scheduled for Fall of 2008
Pacific Design Center’s Red Building Breaks Ground
LA City Council Unanimously Approves $2 Billion Grand Ave. Project
Building Trades United in Fight Against Carpenters Union Raiding
Court of Appeals Upholds Wage Order 16
Victory for Working Families: House Passes Employee Free Choice Act
Crafts Fight for Palmdale Water District PLA
OC Sherriff’s Academy Near Completion
Building Trades, LAUSD Partner in Historic $20 Billion Program
Orange County Expanded 1-5 to Welcome Commuters
New Law Targets Cheating Roofing Contractors
Electricians Training for a Sunny Future
Long Beach Mayor Outlines Agenda for City
San Pedro Police Station Ahead of Schedule
New Garden Grove Freeway Open for Business
Labor Makes the Winning Difference in Election 2006
Building Trades, KIWA Fight for Living Wages
Construction Set to Begin on $231.3 Million Police Headquarters
Work Set to Begin Work on BP’s $40 Million Carson Refinery Upgrade
Building Trades Get Out the Vote
You Have a Choice in November 7 Election
Seven New LA Unified Schools Open
Orange County Performing Arts Center Opens New Concert Hall
November Election Campaign Kicks Off
Aging Downtown Fire Station to be Replaced with State-of-the-Art Facility
$1 Billion Housing Bond for L.A. Placed on November Ballot
Measure to Prohibit Dry Cutting of Masonry Advances in Assembly
IBEW 11’s Joel Barton Honored for Extraordinary Political Activism, Leadership
Trailblazing Women in Construction, Firefighting Celebrate Themselves at Annual Conference
$200 Million Expansion to Performing Arts Center Boosts Orange County’s Cultural Profile
Santa Ana College Digital Media Center Set to Open This Summer
L.A. Convention Center to Get Major Hotel Tower
Legislature Approves Largest Public Works Package in California’s History
LA’s Grand Avenue Project Plans Unveiled
Metro Gold Line Extension Creates Thousands of Jobs for Building Trades Crafts
Tom Moxley, Ironworkers 433, Sworn in as New Building Trades Council President
Central High School Latest Project in LAUSD Construction Boom
Building Trades Protest Wal-Mart’s Unsafe Construction Policies
Construction Set to Begin on $208 Million Performing Arts High School
Orange County I-5 Expansion to Ease Congestion
Garden Grove Freeway Expansion Largest Highway Construction Project in California
Legislation Funds 405 Expansion
American Family Sees Real Wages Fall During Bush's First Term
Bond Proposes Billions in New Construction
$132 Million Contract for Belmont Campus Awarded
14-Mile Orange Line Busway Opens, Marking Milestone in SF Valley Public Transportation
$4 Billion School Bond Measure Gets Green Light, Fuels Job Growth
Two Billion Dollar Developments Underway in Downtown Los Angeles
News Archives
Gulf Coast Families Find Temporary Homes Renovated by Building Trades Members
Two Multi-Billion Dollar Projects to Transform Downtown L A Skyline
Transportation Bond Doomed This Year
Downtown Los Angeles Looking Forward to Construction Boom
LAUSD Construction Boom
Trades Headlines
Metro Blue Line resumes service to downtown LA
Port of Los Angeles roadway gets improvements
California employers add 32,500 jobs in January
Irvine’s Suffolk Construction lands $35.5 million school project
LA officials break ground on massive $1.5B expansion of LAX international terminal
Downtown Celebrates Convention Center Hotel Opening
Los Angeles eyes Owens Lake for huge solar project
Officials approve plans for Expo Line route on Westside
Southern California Edison signs solar deal with Recurrent Energy
Los Angeles might require rainwater capture
Permits Jump, Signal Construction Gains
New L.A. luxury hotels face tough debuts
California approves toughest statewide green building code in U.S.
Stimulus projects delayed by review backlog
Sunset Strip is getting its first repaving in 75 years
Mega Projects and Mega Questions
California's renewable pipeline hits nearly 70 GW
Final leg of SCE renewable energy project gets OK
Final Plan for Expo Line from Culver City to Santa Monica Released
Report: Road Conditions Cost L.A. Drivers $2,500 Annually
New pipeline will link San Gabriel, Rio Hondo spreading grounds
Board Approves Funding for New Glendale Courthouse
Desalination project forges ahead in California
MTA approves South L.A.-South Bay light-rail line
New Data Shows Construction Industry Below State Diesel Emissions
AFL-CIO may help lift Chicago Spire
Southern California Edison's Solar Transmission Line Approved
L.A. gets $60-million stimulus grant for 'smart grid' electric power system
Carpool lanes open on 405 Fwy near LAX
Metro Gold Line extension opens
California lawmakers pass historic water package
Knabe announces $12.9M in funding for South Bay projects
LA council approves LAX Bradley Terminal contracts
LA Metro's deal with Italian rail car manufacturer falls apart
O.C. supervisors approve resolution restricting labor agreements on county projects
Construction Begins To Alleviate Westside Flooding
Metro Gold Line Extension to open Nov.
With new police headquarters, LAPD ends an era
LA County OKs $300 billion transportation plan
Malibu Public Works Earns Projects of the Year Award
BidClerk Reports Construction Projects Up For Bid in the LA Area
Natural Gas Electric Generating Project that Complements Wind Farms Near Palm Springs Moves Ahead
Despite Downturn in Traffic, Los Angeles Plans $1.3 Billion Airport Overhaul
10 Freeway widening project commences
Vote Moves SoCal Stadium Plan Forward
SkyTran could bring futuristic transit to Valley
Dredging project to improve tanker ops at Long Beach
LAX Breaks Ground on New Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Facility
Governor vetoes freeway tunneling bill
Hearings Held For LA-To-Pomona High-Speed Trains
San Diego to L.A. bullet train hearings will be held this week
Obama uses L.A. program as a model for going green
Southern California Air Projects Get $26.5 M from Stimulus
California gets $2.3 mil for broadband stimulus
San Pedro makeover, other port projects move forward in busy week
L.A. mayor praises planned light-rail car plant
SoCal city vote clears NFL stadium hurdle
San Pedro makeover just getting launched
Road Project Tests Power of Stimulus
California gets $34M stimulus for rural transit
Whittier's economic stimulus program proving popular
California applies for $4.5B in stimulus funds for high-speed rail
Pasadena, South Pasadena back bill to eliminate 710 surface route
State of the Unions
City of Los Angeles Early retirement plan gets OK
California seeks big chunk of high-speed rail funds
A Message from AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka
Sen. Franken Joins Senate, Co-Sponsors Employee Free Choice Act
Plan could clear way for O.C.'s tallest skyscraper
Crystal Signs Agreement and Partners up With Union Trades Department AFL-CIO
Jack Henning, California Labor Federation Executive Secretary- Emeritus, 1915-2009
LA city workers protest against layoffs
Biden says state's high-speed rail project is primed for recovery funding
Construction resumes on Providence Holy Cross expansion
Hill International Awarded Contract by LADWP to Advise On Renewable Energy Projects
Federal Highway Trust Fund Expected to Become Insolvent This Summer
US Department of Energy Working to Finalize $18.5 Billion in Nuclear Loan Guarantees
First-of-Its-Kind Map Shows LA County a Likely Epicenter of California's Green Economy
News study shows lax government oversight has hurt unionization
Work resumes on Valley Performing Arts Center
High-Speed Rail Projects Gain Velocity
Republican State Lawmakers Face Recall Efforts
Upland construction projects getting support in Congress
East Los Angeles College gets 21st Century facelift
L.A. Jobless Rate Highest Since World War II
Construction Projects Up For Bid in LA area
City Council Approves Oil Terminal at Port
Developer offers hope to rebirth of downtown LA
State's construction workers top the list of chronically uninsured employees
Senator Feinstein pulls support of EFCA
Early signs encouraging for California's share of federal stimulus
Organized labor gives Obama high grades so far
Construction Workers Turn ‘Tip’ Into Cash for Sick Kids
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Women Building California
Three New Executive Orders Benefit Organized Labor
Biden attends A.F.L.-C.I.O.’s executive council meeting
Obama: Bush government tried to undermine unions
Schwarzenegger ends 'Furlough Fridays'
Cleanup at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach begins to pay off
California Workers and Allies Rally for Easier Unionization
BCTD President Ayers Presses Speaker Pelosi on Labor's Agenda
Building Trades Department Co-Sponsors Infrastructure Investment Forum
Candidates for governor share stage at Northridge Democratic forum
Date set for constitutional furlough lawsuit
Solis Confirmed as Labor Secretary
New Report Finds Unionization is Good for US Economy
California Building Trades Seeks Investigation into General Assembly Vote Trading
Anti-Worker Force Mobilize to Kill Proposed San Diego School District PLA
California's Tough-Guy Controller
AFL-CIO Launches “Center for Green Jobs”
CA stimulus
Southern California Gas, union make tentative pact and avert strike
California could reap $21.5 billion from U.S. stimulus plan
State budget deadlock could cost county $1.4 billion
Union Membership Rises for Second Year in a Row
ASCE report card: Nation's infrastructure condition rates a 'D'
Pension Funds are Safe, Despite Losses Experts Explain
Building Trades Score Another Big Win to Protect Prevailing Wages in Orange County
GAO: Labor Dept. Misled Congress
Global Wages Decline; U.S. Income Gap Worst of Developed Countries
Union Activists Defeat ABC Apprentice Pay Cut Proposal
Study Points to Next Frontier in ‘Green Jobs’
Orange County Toll Road Weaves Through Complex Maze of State, Federal Agencies
'Anti-sprawl' Law Unlikely to Radically Alter Sacramento Trends
Schwarzenegger to U.S.: State May Need $7-billion Loan
Credit Crisis Could Stop Voter-OK'd Bond Sales
A Charged Debate Over Prop. 7 Renewable Energy Plan
Democrats Complain About Schwarzenegger's High Veto Rate
Water Rationing Falls Short of EBMUD's Goal
Caltrain Will Look at Removing Seats for Bikes
Pundits Agree Debate not Election Game-changer
Berkeley Profs Call for Quick Economic Action
Workers with Employer-Covered Health Care Declined by 6.4 Million
Building Trades Union Leaders Gather for 100th Anniversary Celebration
Poizner urges one regulator over managed health care industry
Healthcare system unprepared for aging boomers
Sacramento Backs Blue Diamond Workers
California Labor Federation Releases Report On Value Of Paid Sick Days
Nurses reach new contract agreement with UC
Remembering James M. Wood
Bill to let nonprofits use volunteers for public works
SBCTC Delegates Oppose Redistricting
Machinists Union Blasts Air Force Decision
Rich getting richer, poor getting poorer
California Department of Transportation Pays Tribute in Memorial Service
Labor leaders want Speaker Nunez to return $4 million to Democratic Party
California 'creeping' along on universal health care
Contra Costa County Health Care Spending
Longshore Worker Killed at Long Beach Port
Colorado Congressional Candidate Expresses Support for Unionization with Act
Sutter Health Nurses Return to Work After 10-day strike
LA Car Wash Employees Taking a Stand
Governor Approves New Solar Project
Chula Vista Adopting Green Building Standards
AFL-CIO Survey: Most Aren't Fans of Health Care System
Supreme Court Allows Retiree Benefit Cuts
Unclogging the Costa Mesa Freeway is Still A Puzzle
Rising Health Costs Cut Into Wages
Low Turnout Expected in California's June primary
California Regions Battle Over Housing Money
Union Workers Told to Use Urine Bags
Governor vetoes collective bargaining for child-care workers
NY Crane Accident Calls Attention to Dangers of Construction Work
L.A. City Council Rejects Massive Las Lomas Development
Supreme Court Questions California Employers Using State Money to Silence Union Efforts
AFL-CIO Official Pushes for Policies to Help Working Class
Health Care a Chosen Target for States' Cutbacks
IMPACT Holds First Annual Labor-Management Conference
Foreign Welders, Pipefitters Sue Gulf Coast
BCTD President Ayers Appointed to AFL-CIO Executive Council
LIUNA Re-Affiliates With AFL-CIO Building Trades
Illinois Union Members Provide Boost for Foster's Election
Service Workers Join USW and Other Negotiation News
Wilshire Corridor Revitalized with Building Projects
Union Nurses Going on Strike Against Sutter Health
State Senate Modifies Limits on Worker's Comp
EPA Unions Accuse Bush Appointees of Favoring Politics over Science
Airport Panel OKs Contract for LAX Expansion Plans
Bill to Offer Paid Sick Leave to All California Employees
Fraser, Former UAW President, Dies at 91
Labor Review Interviews Local 416 on Project Labor Agreements and Economy for Workers
Democratic Hopefuls Backing Local Unions
Building Trades Providing Economic Impact in NW Ohio Region
Executive-Secretary
Conspiracy from California to D.C.
2010: The Year of the Job!
Billionaires Telling Workers What They Need
Disgrace in Orange County
Fighting for Workers Rights in Education
Every Labor Day Brings More Challenges to Working Families
Prevailing Needs!
Blame the Profiteers, not the Workers!
An Open Letter to all Elected Officials
What if All Construction Stopped?
Every Non-Union Company Pays Their Employees Less Than Union Companies
Picking up the Pieces!
Finally, a Workers' President!
Green Exploiters
Bailouts and Blame
Making Sure They Do What They Promised
A New, New Deal
If You Don't Think Political Parties are Different, Think Again
How Do You Answer a Problem with No Solution?
'Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink'
'It Never Rains in Southern California'
Energy Policy vs. Common Sense
Violence for Profits?
Developers’ Problems are Our Problems
Who is Highjacking our Labor Rights?
Workers’ Comp Fraud: 50% premiums cuts aren’t enough for law breaking construction companies
Employees Should Have the Right to Organize, Not Road Blocks
Infrastructure, America! Tax Policy Makes the Difference
Where is the Craft Worker Labor Shortage?
Immigration Reform?
Alberto Gonzales Must Go!
Davis-Bacon Wins Out!
Hand Wringing, Name Calling Starts Again - All over Health Care
Why Isn’t Labor’s Story on the Front Page?
Where Have all the Jobs Gone? The Big Box Syndrome
Building vs. Environment? A question We Shouldn’t Have to Answer
Progressives Given a Generational Opportunity
Schwarzenegger Puts Campaign Donations Ahead of E. Coli Safety!
Medical Coverage Cancelled by Wealthy!
The Governor Says ‘Bah, Humbug to Workers This Labor Day
One More Time, Say ‘Pension Security
Construction Pensions Lead the Way, Under Attack by Business
Energy Policy and Incomes
Immigration: An Issue of Money and Politics
Selling of America
Nation’s Tax Policies a Bad Deal for Working Families
Economic Realism in 2006
The Initiative Pricess is Broken!
Affiliate Reports
Painters & Allied Trades District Council 36
Political Action Means Job Opportunities
Ironworkers: Safety Standards on Job Sites
Plasterers Local 200 - In With the New But Not Out With the Old
Cement Masons 500
Painters and Allied Trades - Thank You for Your Generosity
Sprinkler Fitter 709 - United Association Honors Outstanding Apprentice
IBEW Local 441 - Enormous Solar Project Completed
PADRES Contra El Cancer’s 21st Annual Family Picnic
Iron Workers Local 433
Southern California IBEW Locals Sign High Light Electric
IBEW Local 441
Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36
Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 36
IBEW Local 11
IBEW Local 441
Local 11 Members See 400% Growth in Refinery Work
Apprenticeship Hawaiian Style
6H2S Amine Regeneration Project
IBEW Local 11 Plants a Flag in Downtown Los Angeles
Carlos Nieto
UCI Medical Center Expansion Taking Shape
It Should be a Hot Summer!
Broadcom Campus at UCI University Research Park
Plasterers’ Local #200 Mourns the Passing of Cement Masons’ Local #600 Agent Tony Sanchez
The Plaza Irvine Luxury High Rise Near Completion
Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. King
Eleventh annual Old-Timers’ luncheon and Apprentice Graduation
Contractor classes have been a Great Success
Local 92 Shines in Power Plant Job Near LA
America for Sale
Carpenters At It Again
Solar Power Market Provides New Job Opportunities
Orange County Water District Advanced Water Purification Facility Largest in the World
Back to School
Kickoff for Powerful New Alliance a Great Success!
Laborers Local 300 March for Alex Padilla for Senate
Looking Forward to a Busy Summer
Plasterers Local 200 Take Pride in Work on the Orange County Performing Arts Center
Ironworker Apprentices Compete to Represent District Council at International Event in St. Louis
Raising the Bar in Long Beach
IBEW 11 Looking Forward to a Busy Year
UA 250 Members Receive Safety and Health Certificate from UCLA
In Memoriam: Art Martinez, Sr.
USC Galen Center and Athletic Pavilion Moving Forward
A Look Back at 2005
Annual Golf Tournament
New Products
MagnoGrip
Fatmax Xtreme Fubar
John Deere 17D Compact Extractor
The Level Best
AOSafety Safe-Waze Rescue Step
Efficiencies for the Job Site
Loader Comes with Quieter, Hydraulically-Driven Cooling Fan
Vermeer Stump Cutter Now with Four Wheel Drive Option
Quick Saw Ejection System
Redesigned Howard Leight® AirSoft® Earplugs Offer Improved Fit, Comfort and Performance
John Deere Dealers: 75C Zero-Tail-Swing Excavator
John Deere Roller Level Cuts Grading Time in Hal
Bilsom Upgrades Viking(tm) Series Earmuffs With Air Flow Control(tm) Technology
Gehl Announces the New E-Series Skid Loaders
RotoZip® Tracing XBIT Takes The Measuring Out Of Cutting
Hitachi Zaxis 27u-2 Compact Excavator
New Bosch 18-volt 10-inch Compound Miter Saw
John Deere 344J Compact Wheel Loader
Irwin Quick-Grip XP One Handed Bar Clamps / Spreaders
Bosch LITHEON™ 10.8-volt Pocket Driver
Stanley Extends Patented AntiVibe Technology Through Line of Specialty Hammers
On the Job
Sprinkler Fitters Local 709 at Playa Vista
Built to Last: Southern California Cement Masons Apprenticeship
Moving Mountains: On the Jobsite with Operating Engineers Local 12
Roofers and Waterproofers Local 36 at the W Hotel
Tradeshow and Sign Craft Local 831 – E3 Expo, LA Convention Center
Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers
Boilermakers Local 92 at Chevron Refinery, El Segundo
Sheet Metal Workers Local 105 Apprenticeship and Training Center
On the Job with UA 250's HVAC Service Technicians
On the Job with Ironworkers 433
On the Job with Cement Masons Local 600
On The Job with Iron Workers Local 416
On the Job with Plasterers Local 200
On the Job with District Council 36 Drywall Finishers
On the Job with Laborers Local 507
On the Job with Sprinkler Fitters 709
Building a Replacement Facility for Hollenbeck Police Station
Building a World-Class Academic Medical Center for Orange County
On the Job with Glaziers Local 636, DC 36
On the Job with UA Local 250
On The Job with Floorlayers Local 1247, District Council 36
‘On the Job’ with Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Local 4
‘On the Job’ with IBEW Local 11
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