June 12, 2024 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Roots and Soul SC partner with LIUNA as the clubs official Labor Union Partner. LIUNA is the Laborers’ International Union of North America, a powerhouse of workers who are proud to build the United States and Canada. “A sustainable community is literally built by a skilled and… Read more »
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The SoCal Laborers Training School Graduates More Than 750 Highly-Skilled Construction Professionals To Journeyperson Status
February 14, 2024 04:38 PM Eastern Standard Time AZUSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Laborers’ Training and Retraining Trust of Southern California celebrated the graduation of 754 apprentices to journeymen and journeywomen status on Saturday, January 20th. Despite the torrential rains, friends and families celebrated as apprentice graduates were recognized for obtaining journey worker status by the Department… Read more »
The Southern California Laborers Union Awards $678,500 in Scholarships
October 18, 2023 04:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time COVINA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Southern California District Council of Laborers (SCDCL) awarded $678,500 in college scholarships to the dependent children of members of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), through the Mike Quevedo, Sr. Scholarship Fund. Now in its 28th year, the Mike Quevedo, Sr. Scholarship… Read more »
LIUNA IS AN OFFICIAL FOUNDING PARTNER OF ACRISURE ARENA
PROUDLY BUILDING THE ARENA ON TIME, UNDER BUDGET WITH LIVABLE WAGES FOR COACHELLA VALLEY RESIDENTS PALM SPRINGS, CA (December 16, 2022) – LIUNA (Laborers’ International Union of North America) is the Official Labor Union Partner of Acrisure Arena, the newest 11,000-capacity world-class venue in Southern California scheduled to open this week on December 14 and… Read more »
New Journey Laborers Enter Southern California’s Construction Industry
New Journey Laborers Enter Southern California’s Construction Industry 508 Apprentices Graduate in 2020 AZUSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Laborers’ Training and Retraining Trust of Southern California (Laborers Training School) celebrated the advancement of 508 apprentices to LIUNA journeymen and journeywomen status during a virtual 2020 Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony on Saturday, January 23, 2021. You can watch it here…. Read more »
Plaster Tenders Improve Southern California’s Construction Industry
Plaster Tender Apprentices Earn Journeyperson Status November 17, 2020 POMONA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The wall and ceiling market in Southern California’s construction industry keeps progressing thanks to the Southern California Plaster Tenders Joint Apprenticeship Committee. At a graduation ceremony on Sunday, October 25th, 28 people earned their journeyman credentials after completing the Southern California Plaster Tenders Apprenticeship… Read more »
Analysis of the California Governor’s May Revision 2020-21 State Budget
Courtesy of Transportation California Governor Newsom released his May Revision to his 2020-21 State Budget proposal Thursday, May 14 which lays out his plan for dealing with the $54.3 billion budget deficit created by the ongoing public health crisis. While the January 2020-21 State Budget was predicated on a nearly $6 billion budget surplus and… Read more »
638 New LIUNA Journeymembers Enter Southern California’s Construction Industry
638 New LIUNA Journeymembers Enter Southern California’s Construction Industry Another Record Number of Apprentices Graduate in 2019 Azusa, Calif. – (Business Wire) – The Laborers’ Training and Retraining Trust of Southern California celebrates the advancement of 638 apprentices to LIUNA journeymen and journeywomen status at the 2019 Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony on Saturday, January 18, 2020…. Read more »
The Terrence J O’Sullivan Training Center Proudly Graduates 292 Journeypersons
The Terrence J O’Sullivan Training Center Proudly Graduates 292 Journeypersons March 21, 2017 SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Laborers’ Apprenticeship Program of the Laborers’ Training and Retraining Trust Fund of Northern California continues to help build California’s construction workforce. In 2016, 292 apprentices completed the Construction Craft Laborer (265), Parking & Highway Improvement (16), Plaster Tender… Read more »
