Our blog section contains press releases issued by LECET Southwest, original writings on projects being built by LIUNA members and their contractors and pieces on the activities of LIUNA and their affiliated offices. We also post articles written by some of our friends. Take a look at the latest.
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
