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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
- 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
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- 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
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- Hitachi Zaxis 27u-2 Compact Excavator
- New Bosch 18-volt 10-inch Compound Miter Saw
- John Deere 344J Compact Wheel Loader
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- 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
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- 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
- How can workers protect themselves from the heat this summer?
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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
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- 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
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