Recession-Hit Los Angeles Communities See Relief: Port of Los Angeles Votes on Construction Careers Program

Program will ensure thousands of construction jobs for local communities with high unemployment, will offer career-track apprenticeship programs

(Los Angeles) – On Thursday,...]]> Nick Sifuentes Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:07:30 +0000 http://www.laane.org/construction-careers-at-metro-moving-la-forward http://www.laane.org/construction-careers-at-metro-moving-la-forward
Construction Careers at Metro: Moving LA Forward

On Wednesday, May 26th, LAANE and our allies celebrated another victory for working families: the Board of Directors of the Expo Line Construction Authority (A Governing Board of the LA County Metropolitan Transit Authority) unanimously approved the negotiation of a...]]> Carolina Aparicio Thu, 27 May 2010 01:44:53 +0000 http://www.laane.org/building-for-tomorrow-today http://www.laane.org/building-for-tomorrow-today


Construction Careers: Building for Tomorrow—Today

On Friday, April 16^th, the Los Angeles Board of Public Works unanimously authorized the drafting of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) and policy that would ensure public works construction jobs lead to good careers for local residents. Supporters from...]]> Carolina Aparicio Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:04:35 +0000 http://www.laane.org/vivienda-para-los-necesitados http://www.laane.org/vivienda-para-los-necesitados


Vivienda para los necesitados

by Yolanda Arenales, La Opinion
April 2, 2010

Aunque las grúas ya no son el ‘pájaro’ más abundante en el centro de Los Ángeles, en los próximos días habrá una nueva operando en el 458 sur de la calle...]]> Carolina Aparicio Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:00:31 +0000 http://www.laane.org/a-new-genesis-on-main-street http://www.laane.org/a-new-genesis-on-main-street


A New Genesis on Main Street

by Ryan Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Downtown News
March 30, 2010