The Laborers’ School Graduates 449 Apprentices in 2015

Laborer Apprentices Earn Journeyperson Status January 20, 2016 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time AZUSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Laborers’ Training and Retraining Trust of Southern California (The Laborers’ School) has strengthened Southern California’s construction industry once again. On Saturday January 16th, 449 men and women earned their journeyperson credentials after completing a Laborer Apprenticeship Program in Southern […]

Don’t Tax my Benefits! Repeal the 40% Health Benefits Tax

Don’t Tax my Benefits! Repeal the 40% Health Benefits Tax You may not have heard of the 40% benefits tax, also known as the “Cadillac” tax, but it’s a penalty built into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that could affect your paycheck and health care benefits in 2018 if not sooner.  It’s urgent that Congress […]

Secretary Clinton Announces Support for Repeal of Cadillac Tax

Secretary Clinton Announces Support for Repeal of Cadillac Tax Time for President to End Defense of Poorly Conceived Policy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: communications@liuna.org or 202-942-2246 Washington, D.C. (September 29, 2015) – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – made the following statement today on Secretary Clinton’s […]

Happy Halloween!

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GO UNION!

Flex your muscle and right to be “UNION” and contact us !! It’s a smart move to consider becoming a union member, Here are several practical reasons why !! 1.  Money.  Let’s deal with this one straightaway, and let’s be sure to get it right.  Generally speaking, union jobs pay significantly more than non-union jobs.  From […]

LIUNA on Workers’ Memorial Day

LIUNA on Workers’ Memorial Day STATEMENT OF LIUNA GENERAL PRESIDENT TERRY O’SULLIVAN ON WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY   Washington, DC, April 28, 2015: On Workers’ Memorial Day, Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) General President Terry O’Sullivan made the following statement.   Today, the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) remembers and mourns all […]

Mike Quevedo Sr. Scholarship Application

This scholarship is a partial scholarship that is awarded by the Mike Quevedo Sr. Scholarship Fund to be applied toward the tuition, books, and materials of the selected recipient for the Fall 2015-Spring 2016 school year. If you wish to apply, complete the form below, and carefully follow the Contest Rules and Application Instructions. It […]

LIUNA Training and Apprenticeship Leads Mother to Family-Supporting Construction Career – and a Seat With the First Lady During the State of the Union Speech

Washington, D.C. (January 20, 2015) –LeDaya Epps built a family-supporting construction career through LIUNA’s training and apprenticeship program – and tonight she will find herself with First Lady Michelle Obama during the President’s State of the Union remarks. Epps, 38, is a proud nine-year member of LIUNA Local 300 in Los Angeles. The Compton, Ca., […]