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IUOE Local 3, based in Alameda, California, is the largest building and construction trades local in the U.S., with jurisdiction covering four states: California, Nevada, Hawaii and Utah. Most of Local 3's 42,600 members work as heavy equipment operators, and construction workers, but the local also represents public employees, such as ...
Local 3 can refer to American labor unions and broadcast stations: "Local 3" refers to an Alameda, California-based trade union, designed as "IUOE Local 3" by the International Union of Operating Engineers; The moniker Local 3 is used by the following stations: KCDO-TV channel 3, an independent station in Sterling, Colorado
The union lost roughly half of its members in the early 1930s. While the passage of the Davis–Bacon Act required payment of the prevailing wage on federal construction projects, the desperate shortage of work allowed some employers to force their employees to pay kickbacks to them to hold on to their jobs. A number of union members hopped ...
The Boston Harbor reclamation project that began in the 1980s became the focus of debate over the legality of PLAs. [12] [13] When the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority elected to use a PLA for the project that mandated union-only labor, [14] the Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts/Rhode Island, Inc. challenged its legality, asserting that the use of a PLA was prohibited ...
LIUNA's origins stretch back to the 19th century when local construction unions began popping up across the United States. [6] Then, in March 1903, Samuel Gompers, the President of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), successfully persuaded various local construction unions from across the U.S. to unite in order to consolidate power in their fight against unfair labor practices.
Many union members pay union dues out of their wages, although some unions collect dues separately from the paycheck. Union dues may be used to support a wide variety of programs or activities, including negotiating contracts; paying the salaries and benefits of union leaders and staff; union governance; legal representation; legislative lobbying (Members Dues money paid are never used for ...
The depression of 1893–1897 slowed the development of a stronger organization. Membership in the United Association grew to 6,700 in 1893, but fell to 4,400 by 1897. Yet, by that year 151 local unions were listed on its rolls. Starting in 1898, the construction industry entered a period of expansion and prosperity that lasted until 1914.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada, known as simply the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE / aɪ ˈ ɑː t s i / [2] or IA [3] for short), is a North American labor union representing over 168,000 technicians, artisans, and craftspersons in the ...