Volume 25, No. 10 Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, Afl-Cio October 2020

VOLUME 25, NO. 10 LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL, AFL-CIO OCTOBER 2020

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When Donald Trump was time President. EDITORIAL DIRECTOR elected, we in the Building “The buck stops here,” Anne-Marie Otey Trades held our breath and said President Harry Tru- gave him the benefit of the man, who led this country SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE doubt. We stood up and re- out of the crisis of World Barry Garfield spected him when, as the War II. When the buck 45th President of the United gets to Trump’s desk, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS States, he came to speak to he puts it in his pocket. Leslie Berkman, Robert Buscemi, us at the annual Legislative The COVID pandemic is James Duffy V, Beige Luciano-Adams, Conference of the Building Trump’s wartime. And he Karen Robes Meeks, Mark Edward Nero Trades. has failed miserably. He We clapped hard when he has let down every Ameri- CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS said he’d bring $1 trillion in can family, including Kenneth Johansson, Victor Posadas, Hector Cruz Sandoval, infrastructure work to our BY RON MILLER many families of Building Mark Savage, Jessica Sterling members. Executive Secretary Trades members. Four years later, we don’t We were not asking for ART DIRECTOR have much to clap for when it comes to this him to make a miracle. I’m not expecting Cynthia Tan President. one man to invent a vaccine overnight. LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL 1626 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026 P 213.483.4222 • If Trump was 714.827.6791 • F 213.483.4419 on my worksite, “Building Trades News” is a member of the he’d be outta there. International Labor Communications Association, AFL-CIO. OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL Glaziers Local 636 Ron Miller, Executive Secretary Tradeshow & Sign Crafts Anthony Gazzaniga, President Local 831 Eric Brown, Vice President Painters Local 1036 “Replace the union buster in the White But the bottom line is, this crisis is a test Ronald Sikorski, Trustee Resilient Floor Local 1247 House,” says one of our member unions, of leadership. The death rate and the dam- Lupe Aldaco, Trustee Civil Service Local 1991 IUPAT. We couldn’t say it better. age to the economy are far worse than they Luther Medina, Trustee UA Pipe Trades District Council 16 We have given Donald Trump four years should be. That’s on Trump, and he has Tony Olea, Sergeant-at-Arms to prove himself. What has he done? failed to lead. Whether you are a Demo- Plumbers Local 78 • Promised infrastructure investment but crat, a Republican, an independent or any- Steam & Pipefitters Local 250 COUNCIL AFFILIATES hasn’t provided a penny thing else, if you make up your mind based Plumbers Local 345 Heat & Frost Insulators Local 5 • Attacked our joint labor-management on the evidence, you have to give Trump a Boilermakers Local 92 Plumbers & Fitters Local 398 apprenticeship, trying to get apprentices to failing grade. Plumbers & Steamfitters earn $7.25 an hour Bricklayers & Tile Layers Local 4 Local 582 • Packed a Supreme Court that is making Why I’ll Vote for Biden Electrical Workers Local 11 anti-worker rulings in every session, af- If he was on my worksite, he’d be outta Electrical Workers Local 40 Road Sprinkler Fitters Local 669 fecting our Project Labor Agreements there. Electrical Workers Local 45 Sprinkler Fitters Local 709 • And worst, truly worst, he is no war- In 2020, we have a clear choice: Joe Electrical Workers Local 441 Plumbers & Fitters Local 761 Biden is the right man to be President of Elevator Constructors Local 18 Plasterers-Cement Masons the United States of America. Operating Engineers Local 12 District Council We hear often from members, “Don’t tell Iron Workers Local 416 Plasterers-Cement Masons me HOW to vote. Tell me WHY I should Iron Workers Local 433 vote for the candidate you endorse.” Local 755 Iron Workers Local 509 Let’s talk about Joe Biden. Plasterers Local 200 I’m a Plumber. I didn’t go to law school. Laborers District Council Cement Masons Local 500 Laborers Local 300 As I became a representative with my local Cement Masons Local 600 Laborers, Gunite Workers union, then the Building Trades Council, Roofers & Waterproofers Local 36 and Executive Secretary for the past eight Local 345 Roofers & Waterproofers years, I have met hundreds of politicians. Laborers Local 652 Local 220 They’re essential to what we do—to win Laborers Local 1184 agreements and protect our workers on the Laborers Local 1309 Sheet Metal Workers Local 105 job. Do I like them all? No. Do I trust them Laborers, Plaster Tenders Sheet Metal Workers Local 170 all? Hell no. It’s a constant back-and-forth Local 1414 Teamsters Joint Council 42 with these folks. They have a lot of voters District Council 36 Painters Teamsters Local 848 to answer to, and sometimes, they’re busy & Allied Trades Teamsters Local 952 President Harry Truman said, “The buck stops here” answering to their own ego. and led the country out of a crisis. Joe Biden will give Drywall Finishing Local 1136 Teamsters Local 986 us that leadership again. SEE MILLER PAGE 9 Change of address: Union members, please contact your local.

BUILDING TRADES NEWS 3 9 UNIONS SAY ‘NO’ TO INSIDE PROP. 22 Companies sink $200 million into BUILDING measure to take away workers’ rights TRADES 13 BUILDING TRADES NEWS ENDORSEMENTS: NOV. 3 ELECTION All California voters have received mail-in ballots

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4 BUILDING TRADES NEWS ORANGE COUNTY NEWS: ANAHEIM ANGELS HEAD FOR HOME City Council Approves Development Plan with Thousands of Construction Jobs

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Support for major projects these days comes from emails and calls, not in-person testimony, but when it comes to making their priorities known, the Building Trades are as strong as ever. On Sept. 29, the Anaheim City Council met online and approved the sale of 151 prime city-owned acres, including Angel Stadium, for a landmark commercial and residential development expected to generate thousands of union construction jobs over the next three decades. As of 10:30 the night of the marathon council meeting, the city clerk said the council had received 152 letters in support of the stadium development project and 106 in opposition. Many of those support letters came from leaders and representatives of Building Trades local affiliated unions. Jack Alvarado, Business Manager of Cement Masons Local 500, enthusiasti- cally listed the good things in the stadium development plan: thousands of well- Under one option, Angel Stadium will be torn down and rebuilt near the Big A. paying construction jobs with local and veteran hiring targets; housing with 15 Agreement. Alvarado said. “It will also provide veter- sell the stadium and surrounding land to percent guaranteed affordable for low- to “This project will provide thousands of ans high priority, allowing them to be re- Angels owner Arte Moreno’s company, moderate-income families; parks and open high skilled middle-class construction ca- warded for their service by earning good SRB Management, for $325 million. At space; a boost in city revenue to pay for reer opportunities for hard-working men wages and benefits.” the September meeting, after eight hours city services and a Community Workforce and women in Anaheim and the region,” The City Council in December voted to SEE ANAHEIM PAGE 6 Let’s turn the tide on opioid addiction

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BUILDING TRADES NEWS 5 ANAHEIM of deliberation that stretched until 1:30 am, the council by a 5-2 vote approved an CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 amended agreement that transferred nearly $170 million of the sales price to provision of specific amenities in the project: affordable housing and a public park. On Oct. 6, the council held a second and final reading of the sale terms, and approved again by a 5-2 vote. A key provision of the development agreement calls for SRB to work with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council to adopt a CWA. During questioning by Councilman Jor- dan Brandman, SRB Management representative Alex Winsberg said he had met with Council Executive Secretary Ron Miller and Representative Ernesto Me- drano, saying he had “a great relationship” with them, and committed to negotiating Mayor Harry Sidhu supports the the CWA. A new hotel, left, will look out directly onto the ballpark. Building Trades and the new de- Winsberg pointed to the success of the velopment. “Imagine an Anaheim Building Trades Council’s Project Labor of the SoFi Stadium development project and women through our joint labor-man- High School graduate from four Agreement on the massive SoFi Stadium, is the basis for which our PLA will create a agement apprenticeship programs into the years ago, who then enlisted in which opened Sept. 13. “I am proud to say partnership with the Building Trades, and construction sector.” the military and served his or her that the Inglewood PLA that was the core it will include of course local hire prefer- Local unions, contractors and business duty for our country, and is now ences,” Winsberg said. interests support the proposed stadium de- returning home and wants a job velopment as a boon to Anaheim’s econo- in the Building Trades. That young Pathway to a Career my and a source of much-needed jobs and Anaheim resident could get into the Brandman said he considers the CWA, housing. Trades apprenticeship programs through ‘Helmets to Hardhats,’ see with its details still being hammered out, “For decades, Community Workforce their first jobsite on this develop- the “foundation” of the community ben- Agreements have proven to be a time-test- ment, and spend their next 30 years efits package that the city is demanding ed method towards ensuring that projects in their profession, starting as an from SRB. are completed on time and exceeding qual- apprentice, working their way up to Winsberg observed, “All those wonder- ity construction standards, ultimately sav- journeyman, and then supervising a ful jobs, all the local hire, is an added ben- ing taxpayer dollars,” wrote Tom Geller, crew as a master in their Trade. All efit to this deal with no added cost to the executive director of the Orange County while living and working in Anaheim, city.” chapter of the National Electrical Contrac- and being home with their family Medrano said, “This agreement will tors Association. every night. What a great thing!” open up a pathway to middle-class career The sales agreement achieves the city’s Angels owner Arte Moreno. opportunities in Orange County for men high-priority goal of keeping Angels Ma-

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6 BUILDING TRADES NEWS jor League Baseball in Anaheim. The Steamfitters. Before voting to approve the develop- team has committed to remain in the city Union locals also joined in an earlier ment proposal, mayor pro-tem Stephen until the end of 2050, with possible exten- campaign to persuade the Anaheim Plan- Faessel instructed the city staff to add sions until 2075. ning Commission to approve zoning for terms so there will be an “air-tight” re- SRB’s long-term master development the stadium development. quirement for any future replacement of plan envisions up to 1.75 million square Doug Robbins, business representative the current Angels Stadium to be built feet of retail, restaurants and hotels, 5,175 for IUPAT District Council 36, told the within Anaheim. apartments and condominiums, and 2.7 Planning Commission, “The Community Some obstacles remain. The city faces a million square feet of office buildings. Workforce Agreement would ensure that lawsuit from the People’s Homeless Task Also there is “flexible space” reserved you put local residents to work on this Force, an advocacy group, attempting to project, where they will spend their money overturn the land sale on grounds it was at local businesses, which would further negotiated without sufficient transparency stimulate the local economy. And with and public participation in violation of Council Orange County Representative Ernesto many cities facing fiscal shortfalls with the California law. Medrano. COVID-19 situation, I can’t think of a bet- “We are confident in our process and ter way to stimulate the local economy.” hope to prevail in our request to see a dis- Sidhu said moreover the city would be missal” of the case at a court hearing, said freed from its financial obligations as a Driving Anaheim Economy City of Anaheim spokesman Mike Lyster. stadium landlord and shift to the developer “The Angels are both a county and city The lawsuit any cost and financial risk associated with cultural landmark and icon,” wrote Lucy would have renovating the existing stadium or replac- Dunn, chief executive of the Orange to be resolved ing it with a new facility. Sidhu said the County Business Council. “The Angels before the existing stadium, which opened in 1966, are essential to Anaheim’s economy and land sale could needs hundreds of millions of dollars in the proposed development project will be close. repairs. integral in revitalizing local tourism in Mayor Har- “After tonight it will be clear that the Anaheim and associated regional benefits ry Sidhu, who Angels ownership will be responsible for for Orange County as the COVID-19 pan- represented the repair of the existing stadium or building demic subsides.” council in the of a new one,” Sidhu said. Jack Alvarado, Business Manager of Cement sale negotia- Councilman Trevor O’Neil said the tions, said he council was taking advantage of “a once- Masons Local 500. Councilman Jordan Brand- was elated by man. in-a-generation opportunity to shape the east of the existing stadium where a new what the city future of this city.” ballpark may be constructed in the future. will gain. He ticked off benefits that in- When Councilman Brandman asked for SRB estimates that this ambitious devel- cluded, besides the union construction assurance that SRB Management would opment could take 30 years or more to jobs with veteran and local hiring, an es- not desert the stadium project, Winsberg complete and demand the skills of about timated 45,299 permanent jobs created said that although the company might 30,000 union construction workers over by a new employment center within the partner with another developer, it would that time. city’s envisioned Platinum Triangle and never abandon the project or Anaheim. “Please keep in mind that union Trades near a major public transit hub, new parks “SRB Management and Angels baseball will bring in projects under budget and on and open space, and additional local tax will be true and faithful partners to the schedule,” said Henry Hillebrecht, busi- revenue estimated at more than $1 billion City of Anaheim for decades to come,” he ness agent for UA Local 582 Plumbers & The development will cover 151 acres. between 2022 and 2050, the buildout date. promised.

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BUILDING TRADES NEWS 7 JERRY NEIL PAUL An Advocate for the Building Trades Asbestos-Related Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer and Asbestosis

The Paul Law Firm has been representing the California Building Trades for the past 35 years. We have always been a California-based law firm, specializing in asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis, and representing the individual members. We are proud to say that we have had many landmark settlements and verdicts for our union brothers and their families totaling over $3 Billion. One of the highlights of my career was when I, along with our mesothelioma client, Billy Joe Speicher from U.A. Local 250 Steamfitters/Pipefitters, went before the U.S. Senate and testified in front of the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, regarding asbestos legislation.

Jerry is also a Founder of the Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America (www.mesorfa.org), along with his wife, Elizabeth Ann Paul, Executive Director, and Jim W. Kellogg, retired International Representative of the California Pipe Trades and past Vice President of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, who have all served as Board Members since 2001. Since this time, we undertook the successful funding and opening of a mesothelioma research lab at USC/Norris Comprehensive Medical Center in Los Angeles under the direction of Lab Director Dr. Parkash Gill. Over the past 19 years novel new treatment options Veglin, which went through FDA-approved clinical trials phase 1 and 2, and now EPH B4, in FDA-approved clinical trials phase 1, have helped expand the depth of research and expand the types of treatment options. This offers greater hope to those afflicted with asbestos-caused cancer, with options not previously available. None of this could have been done without the support of the Building and Construction Trades Council of California and also Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16, the Heat & Frost Insulators 16, along with the support from the Western States Conference, and all their able leaders and supporting local unions.

As asbestos disease and mesothelioma tend to surface later in life, we recommend workers take a chest X-ray screening every three years where the results are examined by a certified B reader radiologist, a doctor who is additionally trained to know what is and is not an asbestos marker and asbestosis. Plus you will increase your chance of discovery at an early stage, should you have lung cancer, which would likely respond better to treatment options.

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Los Angeles area: San Francisco: 3011 Townsgate Road, 101 California St., Suite 450 Suite 2710 Westlake Village, CA San Francisco, CA 91361 94111 JERRY NEIL PAUL BUILDING TRADES ACTION: NOV. 3 ELECTION An Advocate for the Building Trades UNIONS SAY ‘NO ON 22!’ Asbestos-Related Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer and Asbestosis Ballot measure hurts workers and could affect construction too

The Paul Law Firm has been representing the California Building Trades for the past 35 years. We have always been a California-based law firm, specializing in asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis, and representing the individual members. We are proud to say that we have had many landmark settlements and verdicts for our union brothers and their families totaling over $3 Billion. One of the highlights of my career was when I, along with our mesothelioma client, Billy Joe Speicher from U.A. Local 250 22 passes, one study says, drivers could earn as little as $5.64 an hour.

Steamfitters/Pipefitters, went before the U.S. Senate and testified in front of the Chairman of the Judiciary Photos by Hector Cruz Sandoval/Sandoval Media Prop. 22 also spurs the underground economy, which is especially a problem Committee, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, regarding asbestos legislation. for construction. “Construction is the biggest sector for wage theft and exploitation of workers,” Jerry is also a Founder of the Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America (www.mesorfa.org), along with Ron Miller, Executive Secretary of the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building his wife, Elizabeth Ann Paul, Executive Director, and Jim W. Kellogg, retired International Representative of and Construction Trades Council, told the the California Pipe Trades and past Vice President of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of mask-wearing crowd. “Companies that claim their workers are independent con- California, who have all served as Board Members since 2001. Since this time, we undertook the successful tractors are found liable to pay millions of dollars in taxes and benefits. There is no funding and opening of a mesothelioma research lab at USC/Norris Comprehensive Medical Center in Los The Building Trades’ giant rat appears at Lyft headquarters in the LA Arts District. reason for this misguided model to spread Angeles under the direction of Lab Director Dr. Parkash Gill. Over the past 19 years novel new treatment options to any other part of our economy. Workers Workers from across Southern Califor- Prop. 22, Uber and Lyft’s deceptive $200 This is now the most-expensive ballot deserve the protection of the law—and one Veglin, which went through FDA-approved clinical trials phase 1 and 2, and now EPH nia held a car caravan on the streets outside million ballot initiative to strip workers of measure ever, all to keep these companies law for all, not special exemptions for one of Lyft’s Downtown Los Angeles hub on their basic protections and avoid paying from following labor laws and paying tax- industry.” B4, in FDA-approved clinical trials phase 1, have helped expand the depth Oct. 2 demonstrating their opposition to their fair share in taxes. es and benefits for their workers. If Prop. “Proposition 22 was written as a spe- of research and expand the types of treatment options. This offers SEE NO ON 22 PAGE 11 greater hope to those afflicted with asbestos-caused cancer, with MILLER options not previously available. None of this could have been done that impossible. Just look at Prop. 22 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 on the California state ballot, which COMMITTED TO PROTECTING LABOR without the support of the Building and Construction Trades Council will condemn rideshare drivers to be contractors, not employees, with no of California and also Southern California Pipe Trades District Council Some elected officials really under- chance to unionize (see above). This 16, the Heat & Frost Insulators 16, along with the support from the stand who we are. They fight shoul- ballot measure exists because a hand- der to shoulder with us for good jobs, ful of businesses pumped $200 mil- Western States Conference, and all their able leaders apprenticeship and fair wages. lion into it. Joe Biden understands us. When he That’s not democracy. and supporting local unions. says he will put $1 trillion into infrastructure, it is a real commitment, not Better for Workers an empty promise. When he shows up Joe Biden as President will be better As asbestos disease and mesothelioma tend to surface later in life, we at a union hall, he’s not looking for than Barack Obama was for workers. the exit. When he says he knows what Biden is connected in his gut to our recommend workers take a chest X-ray screening every three years where it’s like to work hard for a living, not issues, and he is committed to mak- the results are examined by a certified B reader radiologist, a doctor who is just get something handed to you, he ing them a priority. Obama steered means it. us out of recession and put billions additionally trained to know what is and is not an asbestos marker and asbestosis. Now, Joe Biden is not a young man. into infrastructure. But he fell short And he’s run for President before. on union rights and he didn’t see the Plus you will increase your chance of discovery at an early stage, should you have But I’d argue he is a better candi- storm coming—that you can’t ship date, I believe he knows how to work manufacturing jobs overseas in ex- lung cancer, which would likely respond better to treatment options. across the aisle and build coalitions change for cheap prices. That was a to get things done, and for that rea- fatal mistake for our economy, and it son a better choice for President, now led many workers to vote for Donald more than ever before. Trump. Ensure your Local’s Labor insurance provides the best JERRY NEIL PAUL, ATTORNEY [email protected] The crisis of our time is that the That was 2016. Trump made his protection available. Gain peace of mind and a valuable economy is not working for all case. Many believed it. Four years resource to help guide risk management decisions with a Americans. 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081020_JourneyMen.indd 1 8/10/20 11:52 AM NO ON 22 cial exemption for Uber, Lyft, Instacart and DoorDash from California law that STATE BALLOT INITIATIVE POSITIONS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 requires them to provide basic protections for their workers,” said state Sena- PROP. 14: Issues $5.5 billion in gen- to criminal sentencing charges, prison tor Maria Elena Durazo. “Current state eral obligation bonds for the California release and DNA collection. Amends law requires Uber and the app companies Institute for Regenerative Medicine, criminal sentencing and supervision to provide drivers with rights and protec- which was created by Prop. 71 to fund laws that were passed between 2011 tions, just like every other California busi- stem cell research. NO POSITION and 2016. NO POSITION ness. If these companies succeed in buying this election, their low-pay, no-protection PROP. 15: Amends the state constitu- PROP. 21: Rent control. Would allow business model will expand into virtually tion to require commercial and indus- local governments to adopt rent control every industry in California, leading to trial properties, except those zoned on housing units, except on housing unprecedented job loss and a race to the as commercial agriculture, to be taxed that was first occupied within thte last bottom.” based on market value. NO POSITION 15 years and units owned by those “Prop. 22 aims to legalize digital piece- who own no more than two housing work, as Uber/Lyft drivers race across PROP. 16: Repeals Prop. 209, which units with separate titles. Local govern- town in order to stitch together enough pas- ordered the state not to discriminate or ments that adopt rent control can allow sengers and deliveries in order to support grant preferential treatment based on landlords to increase rental rates by themselves at poverty-level contract fees,” race, sex, color, ethnicity or national 15 percent during the first three years said John Grant, President of the United origin in public employment, education following a vacancy. OPPOSE Food and Commercial Workers Local 770. or contracting. SUPPORT “Instacart and Postmates, like Uber and PROP. 22: Exempts gig companies Lyft, talk about innovation and flexibility, PROP. 17: Restores the right to vote to from AB 5, treats app-based drivers as An activist from UFCW Local 770. SEE NO ON 22 PAGE 12 people convicted of felonies who are independent contractors and removes on parole. NO POSITION state labor policy protection. OPPOSE

PROP. 18: Allows 17-year-olds who PROP. 23: Increases staffing and other will be 18 at the time of the next gen- requirements for dialysis clinics. NO eral election to vote in primaries and POSITION special elections. SUPPORT PROP. 24: Expands the provisions of PROP. 19: Changes rules for home- the California Consumer Privacy Act owners’ tax assessment transfers. (CCPA) and creates the California Eligible homeowners can transfer their Privacy Protection Agency. SUPPORT tax assessments anywhere within the state and allow assessments to be PROP. 25: Does away with cash bail transferred to a more expensive home and replaces it with risk assessments with an upward adjustment. SUPPORT to determine whether a detained sus- pect should be granted pretrial release. PROP. 20: Changes policies related SUPPORT L-r, Building Trades Council Executive Secretary Ron Miller; Ron Herrera, President of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, and Council Orange County Representative Ernesto Medrano.

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BUILDING TRADES NEWS 11 NO ON 22 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 but their tactics are time tested and meant to exclude workers from good jobs. Prop. 22 allows tech companies to write their own rules and lock them in forever.” Gig companies have long undermined working families by misclassifying their employees as independent contractors, cheating workers out of basic protections such as a minimum wage, overtime, and access to unemployment insurance. If passed, Prop. 22 would exempt Uber, Lyft, The Teamsters have a big stake in defeating Prop. 22. and other gig companies from following the law, and allow them to pay their work- drivers. Kalra. “When they refuse to care for their these wealthy gig companies would rather ers as little as $5.64 per hour. “Our signatory contractors pay millions workers as all other California companies spend millions to buy themselves a law in taxes,” Miller pointed out. “They play are required to do, drivers fall into poverty to trick the working people of California Uber and Lyft Dodge Taxes by the rules, and they pay their share. Why and taxpayers have to support them.” into subsidizing their despicable business A report released in May by the UC Berke- are Uber and Lyft different?” The companies’ ballot campaign is now operations, which have already cost Cali- ley Labor Center found that Uber and Lyft “Prop. 22 is a deceptive measure gig the most expensive in California history— fornians over $400 million,” said Ron Her- avoided paying $413 million to California companies are pursuing in order for them but labor activists say that money can’t buy rera, President of the Los Angeles County in state unemployment insurance taxes to avoid the responsibilities of law-abid- these companies a pass from the law. Federation of Labor. “The working fami- from 2014 to 2019 by misclassifying their ing businesses,” said Assemblyman Ash “Instead of paying their workers fairly, lies of California deserve better.”

This Iron Workers Local 433 member joins the The Mobile Workers Alliance is the labor organization of rideshare drivers and gig workers. Cars head to the Lyft office. protest.

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STATEWIDE PROPOSITIONS LAUSD MEASURE RR District 32: Grace Napolitano Prop. 21: Local Rent Control District 33: Ted Lieu School Upgrades and Safety District 34: Jimmy Gomez Imposes rent control and cuts jobs for Repair and Renovate LA Schools housing construction District 35: Norma Torres OPPOSE Will raise District 37: Karen Bass $7 billion for construction, District 38: Linda Sanchez under District 40: Lucille Roybal- agreement with Allard Building Trades SUPPORT District 43: Maxine Waters Karen Bass District 44: Nanette Barragan Prop. 22: App-Based Drivers as District 47: Alan Lowenthal Contractors and Labor Policies Exempts workers from legal protection. STATE SENATE Prevents unionizing of gig workers. LA COUNTYWIDE BALLOT District 21: Scott Wilk OPPOSE MEASURE J District 25: Anthony Portantino Reimagine LA District 27: Henry Stern Cuts current county jobs District 29: Josh Newman LOS ANGELES COUNTY OPPOSE District 33: Lena Gonzalez District 35: Steven Bradford LA COUNTY SUPERVISOR U.S. CONGRESS STATE ASSEMBLY District 25: Christy Smith District 2: Herb Wesson Jr. District 36: No endorsement District 26: Julia Brownley District 38: No endorsement Josh Newman District 27: Judy Chu LA COUNTY District 39: Luz Maria Rivas District 28: Adam Schiff DISTRICT District 41: Chris Holden District 29: Tony Cardenas ATTORNEY District 43: No endorsement Herb Wesson District 30: Brad Sherman Jackie Lacey Christy Smith SEE ELECTION PAGE 14 BUILDING TRADES NEWS 13 H BUILDING TRADES ENDORSEMENTS: NOV. 3 ELECTION

District 45: Jesse Gabriel EL MONTE COUNCIL SANTA CLARITA COUNCIL District 46: Adrin Nazarian Alma D. Puente* Kelvin Driscoll District 48: Blanca Rubio Jerry Velasco Cameron Smyth District 49: Ed Chau District 50: No endorsement HAWAIIAN GARDENS COUNCIL SANTA FE SPRINGS District 51: Wendy Carrillo Frank Noyola* Blake Carter District 52: Freddie Rodriguez District 53: Miguel Santiago Wendy Carrillo HAWTHORNE MAYOR SANTA MONICA COUNCIL District 54: Sydney Kamlager No endorsement Gleam Davis* District 55: Andrew Rodriguez HAWTHORNE COUNCIL Ana Maria Jara* District 57: No endorsement Angie Reyes English Kristen McCowan* District 58: No endorsement Terry O’Day District 59: Reggie Jones- INGLEWOOD COUNCIL Ted Winterer Sawyer District 4: Dionne Faulk* District 62: Autumn Burke WEST HOLLYWOOD District 63: No endorsement LYNWOOD COUNCIL COUNCIL District 64: Mike Gipson Oscar Flores* John Erickson District 66: No endorsement John Heilman District 70: Patrick O’Donnell Freddie Rodriguez LANCASTER MEASURE LC City elections are also CITY ELECTIONS taking place in the cities Raising funds for local use LOS ANGELES below. Check with your CITY COUNCIL: SUPPORT local for endorsements. Miguel Santiago District 4: David Ryu Agoura Hills District 10: Mark Ridley- Artesia Thomas MANHATTAN BEACH COUNCIL Calabasas Richard Montgomery Claremont LONG BEACH Duarte CITY COUNCIL: MAYWOOD TREASURER Hidden Hills District 2: Cindy Allen David Ryu Mary Mariscal* Irwindale District 6: No endorsement MAYWOOD CLERK La Puente District 8: Al Austin Flor Aguiluz* Lawndale Autumn Burke MAYWOOD COUNCIL Lomita ALHAMBRA COUNCIL Frank Garcia Malibu Jeffrey Maloney* Jessica Torres Manhattan Beach Sasha Renee Perez Montebello Monterey Park BALDWIN PARK COUNCIL PALMDALE MEASURE AV Palos Verdes Estates Monica Garcia Rancho Palos Verdes Raising funds for local use Al Austin Rolling Hills BELL GARDENS COUNCIL SUPPORT Rolling Hills Estates Pedro Aceituno* Sierra Madre Maria Pulido* Signal Hill Patrick O’Donnell MONTEBELLO COUNCIL South El Monte BELLFLOWER COUNCIL Jack Hadjinian* South Pasadena District 4: Tonia McMillian* Joella Valdez* Walnut West Covina BURBANK COUNCIL PALMDALE MAYOR Westlake Village Konstantine Anthony Steve Hofbauer Nick Shultz PALMDALE COUNCIL COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Austin Bishop BOARDS Jawane Hilton CARSON COUNCIL Richard Loa ANTELOPE VALLEY District 1: Jawane Hilton District 1: Michael Dutton District 3: Brandi Williams-Murdock PASADENA MAYOR District 3: Rutger Parris Victor Gordo CUDAHY COUNCIL Victor Gordo CERRITOS Jose Gonzalez PICO RIVERA COUNCIL District 2: Carmen Avalos Daisy Lomeli Andrew Lara* District 4: Marisa Perez Monica Sanchez District 6: Dr. Sandra Salazar CULVER CITY COUNCIL Brent Tercero Yasmine McMorrin* CITRUS Fred Puza* POMONA MAYOR District 2: Joseph Salas Tim Sandoval* District 5: Mary Ann Luntz Barbara Calhoun DIAMOND BAR COUNCIL POMONA COUNCIL William (Bill) Rawlings District 1: John Nolte COMPTON District 6: Debra Martin District 2: Barbara Calhoun DOWNEY COUNCIL District 1: Alexandria Contreras SAN FERNANDO COUNCIL EL CAMINO District 5: Mario Trujillo* David Bernal* District 1: George Turner Jr. Joel Fajardo* Kelvin Driscoll District 3: Trisha Murakawa EL MONTE MAYOR Cindy Montanez* District 4: Nicole A. Ryan Andre Quintero *: LA County Labor Fed endorsement only 14 BUILDING TRADES NEWS H BUILDING TRADES ENDORSEMENTS: NOV. 3 ELECTION

LONG BEACH CLAREMONT UNIFIED Jennifer Smith District 2: Vivian Malauulu Chris Naticchia* Maria Leon Vasquez District 4: Herlinda Chico COVINA-VALLEY TORRANCE LOS ANGELES Trustee Area 3: Chris Harris* Anil Muhammed District 1: Andra Hoffman Trustee Area 5: Maria Caceres* District 3: David Vela WHITTIER CITY SCHOOL District 5: No endorsement Scott Schmerelson CULVER CITY Trustee Area 1: Caro Jauregui District 7: Mike Fong Kely Kent* Trustee Area 2: Cecilia Perez Tiffany Spellman* MT. SAN ANTONIO WHITTIER UNION HIGH Caro Jauregui District 1: Peter Hidalgo* DOWNEY UNIFIED Jaime Lopez District 5: Jay Chen Area 2: Jose Rodriguez District 7: Manuel Baca Area 3: Carlos Avalos School district elections are also taking place in the dis- RIO HONDO DUARTE tricts below. Check with your District 2: Vicky Santana* James Finlay local for endorsements. District 4: Gary Mendez Acton-Agua Dulce EL MONTE CITY Jennifer Cobian Baldwin Park SANTA CLARITA Patricia Castellanos Jennifer Cobian Beverly Hills Cecilia Perez District 3: Sebastian Cazares Castaic Union District 4: Jerry Danielsen EL MONTE UNION HIGH SCHOOL Centinela Valley Union High Maria V. Morgan* East Whittier City School SANTA MONICA Carlos Salcedo Eastside Union Margaret Quinones-Perez* El Segundo Unified Rob Rader* EL RANCHO UNIFIED Glendora Dr. Teresa Merino* Gorman Joint SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS Arlene Perez* Hawthorne LOS ANGELES Hermosa Beach District 3: Scott Schmerelson HACIENDA LA PUENTE Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union District 7: Patricia Castellanos Trustee Area 1: Taro Keppel Union School O’Sullivan La Canada Unified LONG BEACH Trustee Area 3: No endorse- Lancaster District 2: Tonia Reyes Uranga ment Las Virgenes Lawndale ABC UNIFIED INGLEWOOD Lennox Area 1: Letty Mendoza D’Artagnan Scorza Los Nietos D’Artagnan Scorza Manhattan Beach ALHAMBRA LITTLE LAKE CITY Monrovia Marcia Wilson Trustee Area 5: Dora Sandoval Mountain View Ken Tang Newhall School Kaysa Moreno LYNWOOD UNIFIED Palos Verdes Peninsula Alma Castro* Rosemead ANTELOPE VALLEY JOINT Tonia Reyes Uranga Gary Hardie Jr.* Rowland UNION HIGH SCHOOL Maria Lopez* San Gabriel Area 2: Jill McGrady San Marino Area 3: Donita Winn MONTEBELLO Saugus Carlos Cerdan Snowline AZUSA Liliana Magana South Pasadena Helen Jaramillo South Whittier Yolanda Rodriguez-Pena NORWALK-LA MIRADA Sulphur Springs Chris Staples Temple City BASSETT UNIFIED Jesse Urquidi Valle Lindo Ivan Dominguez Jesse Urquidi Walnut Valley Aaron Simental PALMDALE West Covina Dennis Trujillo Westside BELLFLOWER UNIFIED Sharron Vega William S. Hart Union High Mayra Garza* Wilsona PARAMOUNT UNIFIED Wiseburn BONITA Linda Garcia* Greg Palatto* Diane Janet Martinez WATER/SPECIAL DISTRICTS BURBANK PASADENA PALMDALE Armond Aghakhanian District 2: Wayne Hammack* Division 3: Gloria Dizmang Steve Ferguson* Mayra Garza District 4: Scott Harden* Division 4: Kathy MacLaren Emily Weisberg* District 6: Milena Albert SANTA CLARITA WATER CHARTER OAK POMONA UNIFIED Maria Gutzeit Jeanette Flores Area 3: Arturo Jimenez Maria Gutzeit Kristen McGuire THREE VALLEYS Rosie Richardson SANTA MONICA-MALIBU Division 4: Joseph Meyers* John Kean SEE ELECTION PAGE 16 BUILDING TRADES NEWS 15 H BUILDING TRADES ENDORSEMENTS: NOV. 3 ELECTION

UPPER SAN GABRIEL COSTA MESA MAYOR SCHOOL DISTRICT VALLEY Katrina Foley BOARDS Division 2: Charles Trevino ANAHEIM ELEMENTARY Division 4: No endorsement COSTA MESA COUNCIL Trustee Area 1: Jackie Fil- District 1: John Stephens beck VALLEY COUNTY District 2: Loren Gameros Trustee Area 3: Jose Paolo Ralph Galvan* District 6: Jeff Harlan Vera Robles DeWitt Macgalas Jackie Filbeck

WATER REPLENISHMENT FULLERTON COUNCIL CENTRALIA DISTRICT District 1: Fred Jung Trustee Area 3: Elizabeth Gonzalez Division 2: Rob Katherman District 2: Charles (Chuck) Division 5: Vera Robles DeWitt Sargeant John O’Neill GARDEN GROVE District 4: Aaruni Thakur Trustee Area 1: Teri Rocco WEST BASIN Trustee Area 3: Walter Mu- Division 5: Don Dear GARDEN GROVE MAYOR neton Steve Jones Trustee Area 5: Dina L. GARDEN GROVE Nguyen ORANGE COUNTY COUNCIL District 2: John O’Neill SANTA ANA Elizabeth Gonzalez District 5: Stephanie Klop- Trustee: Rigoberto Rodriguez fenstein Kim Nguyen Trustee: Alfonso Alvarez District 6: Kim Nguyen School district elections are also taking place HUNTINGTON BEACH in the districts below. Check with your local for COUNCIL endorsements. Dan Kalmick Anaheim Union High School Billy O’Connell Fullerton Joint Union High School Huntington Beach Union High School For more information on IRVINE MAYOR Brea Olinda Farrah Khan Buena Park Thai Viet Phan Orange County voting, IRVINE CITY COUNCIL Capistrano go to Tammy Kim Cypress www.ocvote.com. Lauren Johnson Norris Fountain Valley Fullerton ORANGE MAYOR Huntington Beach U.S. CONGRESS Adrienne Gladson Irvine District 38: Linda Sanchez Laguna Beach Keri Kropke District 39: Gil Cisneros ORANGE COUNCIL La Habra District 45: Katie Porter District 1: Arianna Barrios Los Alamitos Letitia Clark District 46: Lou Correa Lowell District 47: Alan Lowenthal SANTA ANA MAYOR Magnolia District 48: No endorsement Claudia Alvarez Newport-Mesa District 49: Mike Levin Gil Cisneros Ocean View SANTA ANA COUNCIL Orange STATE SENATE Ward 1: Thai Viet Phan Placentia-Yorba Linda District 29: Josh Newman Ward 3: Mark McLoughlin Saddleback Valley Tyler Diep District 37: Dave Min Savanna TUSTIN CITY COUNCIL Tustin STATE ASSEMBLY Letitia Clark Westminster District 55: Andrew Rodriguez Lee Fink Beckie Gomez District 65: No endorsement Katie Porter Beckie Gomez SANITATION AND WATER District 68: Melissa Fox DISTRICTS District 69: Tom Daly COMMUNITY MIDWAY CITY SANITARY District 72: No endorsement COLLEGE DISTRICTS DISTRICT District 73: Laurie Davies NORTH ORANGE Tyler Diep District 74: Cottie Petrie- COUNTY Norris Trustee Area 4: Miguel Alvarez ORANGE COUNTY Trustee Area 7: Keri Kropke WATER DISTRICT CITY ELECTIONS Division 4: Tri Ta Melissa Fox ANAHEIM COUNCIL ORANGE COAST Division 6: Cathy Green District 4: Avelino Valencia Trustee Area 2: Jerry Pat- Cathy Green III terson MUNICIPAL WATER DIS- District 5: Steve Faessel TRICT OF ORANGE COUN- RANCHO SANTIAGO Jerry Patterson TY BUENA PARK COUNCIL Trustee Area 3: Sal Tinajero Division 3: Tyler Diep District 3: Susan Sonne Trustee Area 7: Loretta Sanchez Division 4: Stacy Lynne Taylor District 4: Art Brown Division 7: Debbie Neev Avelino Valencia III 16 BUILDING TRADES NEWS SPECIAL SECTION UNION FINANCE: CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY A Message Washington Capital Management: Unions Work

From Seattle-based Washington Capital Management was founded in 1977 to “Building provide investment management services to Taft-Hartley plans. The firm Trades News” initially focused on managing equity and fixed income. In the late 1980s, Washington Capital was approached by a pension fund client interested in financing a commercial mortgage in the Seattle area. That assignment served as the start of the firm’s real estate investment strategies. It launched their first real estate invest-

Each year, we meet our union trustees and industry partners at the International Foundation conference. This year, the No- vember conference is canceled due to the pandemic, and its speeches and seminars will be held online. We will miss seeing our brothers and sisters in person. This Finance Special Sec- tion will give you an update and continue our role at “Building Trades News” to be a bridge between unions and industry part- Washington Capital investment mandates that projects are built all-union. ners. Please contact me anytime if I can provide resources. ment vehicle, and a real estate equity ment for real estate investments. Thank you, fund was added later. Given the firm’s That same mandate remains today. Barry Garfield The Residences at Wilshire Curson is under history with unions, Washington Cap- Washington Capital has two objec- construction in mid-city LA. ital established a union-build require- SEE WASHINGTON CAPITAL PAGE 19

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BUILDING TRADES NEWS 17 Sheet Metal local union members and contractors are an essential part of any building. The Sheet Metal Trade includes architectural work, air balancing, and the fabrication and installation of ducts for HVAC. It’s a range of specialties based on craftsmanship with metal and composite materials, and dedicated to high standards.

The Los Angeles Unified School District is the second- largest in the nation, and Sheet Metal signatory contractors and union members are constantly on the job for upgrades and renovation. Here, the crew from Sheldon Mechanical works safely at Crenshaw High School. The school, built in 1968, is nearing the end of a massive renovation and construction of a new arts building.

Each signatory contractor to SMART Local 105 follows the principles of excellence. This ensures that jobs are completed efficiently, helping save money for the client. Signatory contractors also utilize the most highly trained union workforce available which promotes safety and increases productivity.

With over 200 contractors signatory to SMART Local 105, and over 2000 nationwide in the Sheet THIS IS Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, the partnership

LABOR MANAGEMENT COOPERATION TRUST of labor and contractors SHEET works to grow the Sheet Luther B. Medina, Business Manager, Metal Industry to the highest SMART Local 105, www.local105.org quality. METAL Kevin O’Dorisio, Executive Director, SMACNA-So Cal, www.smacna-socal.org SPECIAL SECTION UNION FINANCE: CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

WASHINGTON CAPITAL ment community. The firm believes CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 that the men and women of the union Trades are better trained, work more efficiently than their non-union coun- tives when investing union pension terparts and show up ready to work. fund assets in projects. First, they As a result, union-built projects are seek to generate a return to benefit likely to be delivered on time and at pension trust clients. In addition to or under budget. serving as a source of pension returns, “We use the phrase ‘Unions Work’ Washington Capital seeks to provide because we felt it highlights two im- the incidental benefit of union jobs portant aspects of the union value proposition,” said Cory Carlson, Washington Capital President and CEO. “It serves as a reminder that unions are responsible for creating opportunities for men and women in the workforce. The phrase also aligns with the value proposition we endorse with real estate develop- Preparing the pool deck at the Wilshire Curson tower.

Fifteen years later, Washington Capi- Washington Capital established tal has helped finance a total of 10 union-built projects in Los Angeles a union-build requirement for and Orange Counties totaling more than $1.5 billion in project hard costs. real estate investments. Washington Capital estimates that Wilshire Curson will include 285 apartments. it has created 15 million union labor That same mandate remains today. hours with those projects. “Washington Capital is proud of its through its real estate activities. The 40-year history of investing on behalf firm believes those union jobs are an of union clients,” Carlson said. “We important source of living wages for ers—union labor benefits the whole 2004. Their first investment was a are particularly proud to have sup- members while providing health and project.” condominium project in South Park ported the growth of union pensions retirement benefits. Consistent with their commitment in downtown LA. That development and their participants in our invest- Furthermore, Washington Capital that Unions Work, Washington Capi- was one of the first new projects in ments. We look forward to further promotes the value of union labor to tal has been an active investor in that market and required significant promoting the benefits of union labor members of the real estate develop- the Southern California market since vision to see the potential of the area. through future investments.”

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BUILDING TRADES NEWS 19 Business Manager Glenn Santa Cruz, second from left in front, at Local 250 in Gardena with (clockwise) business agent Brandon Mortorff; business agent David Griggs; business agent Tom Morton; organizer Hector Carbajal; organizer Josh Pavloff; organizer Rudy Rodriguez; business agent Nat Williams; business agent Herb Kleeman; business agent Oscar Delcidseguna; business agent Gus Torres; business agent Ray Camacho; assistant Business Manager Ben Clayton. UA LOCAL UNION 250 A NEW LANDMARK

On Oct. 2, 2020, the Gerald Desmond Bridge Seen above is the Local 250 crew with Assistant says Glenn Santa Cruz, Business Manager of Replacement held its official opening ceremony Business Manager Ben Clayton, Steamfitter UA Local 250. in Long Beach. It has been a long-term project for business agent Herb Kleeman, foreman Louie Building Trades local unions, including UA Local White and job steward Nick Torsky. The new bridge is now one of the tallest bridges 250. Starting in 2013, Local 250 Steamfitters of its kind in the United States. It has two 515- were involved in rerouting the underground “The Steamfitter training really came into foot towers with a majestic cable-stayed design piping of steam, gas, oil and air for the 350 play when it required them to work more and is visible for miles. “Certainly it will become foundation piles constructed in the ground at than 200 feet above the ground, where an icon for Long Beach and Southern California,” depths as far as 175 feet below the surface. safety was paramount for their task at hand,” Santa Cruz says.

OFFICERS BUSINESS AGENTS EXECUTIVE BOARD EXAMINING BOARD GLENN J. SANTA CRUZ, RAY CAMACHO MARK BURNSIDE MISSY LEAL Business Manager/ HECTOR CARBAJAL RICK FIORE JOE MARSHALL Fin. Secretary Treasurer OSCAR DELCIDSEGUNA VICTOR PRECIADO JESSICA MARTIN BEN CLAYTON, DAVID GRIGGS HECTOR TOSTADO AUGIE RAMIREZ Assistant Business Manager HERB KLEEMAN ARMANDO VILLA TOM MORTON INSIDE GUARD PETE WOHLGEZOGEN, ORGANIZERS President BRANDON MORTORFF AL DIAZ GUS TORRES CRYSTAL LEWIS JASON GUERRERO, FINANCE BOARD RUDY RODRIGUEZ, SR., Vice President BILLY EICHELBERGER PAC Chairman ASHLEY KOLLAR, HUGO GARCIA NATHANIEL R. WILLIAMS Recording Secretary BILLY JOE ROMERO

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CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY Milliman Helps Benefit Plans Navigate the Road Ahead

More and more, planning for detours has become a central part of our work. Volatility in investment markets, changes in law, and economic uncertainty have all been major concerns for benefit plans over the past several decades. When working with plan trustees, I often remind them that the only thing I can guarantee is that our assumptions won’t be exactly right. Because of that, it is important to look at projec- tions of the financial health of a plan under a variety of scenarios. What BY GRANT CAMP if contributory hours decline? What PRINCIPAL AND CONSULTING ACTUARY if short-term investment returns are lower than expected? What if the At Milliman, our mission is to serve cost of benefits increases faster than our clients to protect the health and expected? financial well-being of people every- As those of us in Los Angeles and where. For over 60 years, we have Orange Counties understand, it’s executed on that by providing inde- important to know the alternate pendent and unbiased actuarial and routes so you don’t get stuck in traf- consulting services to hundreds of fic and miss your meeting. Although Taft-Hartley health and retirement we always hope for good results with plans. Organized labor has contin- no traffic or accidents, the goal of a ued to recognize the value of pro- good consultant should be to keep viding meaningful health and retire- the client from getting surprised. He ment benefits to membership, and or she makes sure clients know what we take pride in helping our clients actions they can take and how those set up and maintain successful ben- actions may alter the time it takes efit plans. to reach a plan’s goals. At the end of the day, it’s about making sure Role of the consulting actuary the benefits are there for the mem- There is an old joke that defines an bers when they need them, now and actuary as “the passenger in the car down the road.

Let’s make sure the benefits are there for the members when they need them.

who is looking out the back window COVID-19 response and telling you which way to steer.” Of course, sometimes we do get sur- While it is true that we do analyze prised. COVID-19 has introduced ad- historical data, looking out the back ditional uncertainty and stress into window to set assumptions about our daily lives. The response by the the future cost of benefits and which Los Angeles/Orange Counties Build- way to steer, that doesn’t really ad- ing and Construction Trades Coun- dress the consulting part of “consult- cil and its member organizations ing actuary” (although we do think to protect the health and safety, as it’s a good joke). well as the financial security, of the To continue the driving meta- members has been commendable. phor—we live in Southern Califor- At a time when simply showing up to nia after all—as consultants we also work can feel like a risk to your per- help clients set the destination, de- sonal health, members should not termine the best route , and plan for have to worry about the security of detours when it comes to managing their benefits. their benefit plans. SEE MILLIMAN PAGE 23 BUILDING TRADES NEWS 21 SPECIAL SECTION UNION FINANCE: CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY Financial Literacy Creates a Better Future

related job loss. to no savings. Only 22 percent of Mil- The standing of the United States A study by the Brookings Institute lennials received formal financial lit- and its place among global competi- notes that job loss as a result of the eracy education from an employer or tors is at stake. pandemic is creating all types of eco- educational institution, and many find To address needs magnified by nomic hardship, such as difficulty it too costly and low on their priority the pandemic, some employers are paying for housing and other bills, list to seek professional advice. adjusting benefits to include access putting off medical care and needed As with other crises in America’s his- to telehealth and financial planning, prescriptions, and experiencing food tory, such as 9/11 and Hurricane Ka- instead of cold brew on tap and insecurity. Difficulty paying rent puts trina, the need for financial education Ping-Pong tables. The most compre- families at risk for eviction, especially continues to be apparent. According hensive financial programs include when certain cities choose not to ex- to the 2020 Charles Schwab Financial courses that teach saving for retire- BY ZANE DALAL tend eviction moratoria and house- Literacy Survey, half of all Americans ment, debt reduction, budgeting and BENEFIT PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT holds struggle to pay back-due rent. would experience hardship if they goal setting, allowing employees to Additionally, the negative effects of had to cover an emergency expense set themselves up for financial suc- The COVID-19 pandemic began eviction are far-reaching: Disruptive of $1,000 or less in the next 30 days. cess outside of the office, and al- earlier this year as a public health cri- school changes, loss of routine for Additionally, the survey showed 89 lowing them to use any employer sis, but quickly morphed into a men- children and mental health distress percent of Americans agree that lack resources available, such as 401(k) tal health and economic crisis. Events are just a few. of financial education contributes to s, to their fullest potential. Even the caused by the pandemic—employees Young adults have experienced some of the biggest social issues our smallest and most cost-effective ac- working from home, furloughed, laid job or income losses nearly twice as country faces, including poverty, lack tions by employers, such as adding a off or forced to work on the front much as older age groups. Addition- of job opportunities, unemployment, new list of free online financial plan- lines pulled back the curtain on the ally, though federal student loans and wealth inequality. ning resources to an intranet site or lack of financial preparedness many have been placed in forbearance until A majority of Americans are just one circulating via email, could have big Americans are facing. the end of 2020, student loan debt or two pay checks away from financial impacts on financial literacy for em- In April, unemployment rates sits at a whopping $1.6 trillion, and ruin or disaster. The lack of financial ployees. reached the highest level since the forbearance applies only to federal education, especially in regard to sav- At BPA, we understand that this Great Depression. As a result, claims loans. Additionally, Millennials make ings mechanisms for today’s emerg- can be a difficult time for employee for unemployment benefits rose dra- up the largest segment of the U.S. ing younger workforce, are no longer and employer mental, physical, and matically. However, millions of people workforce and have lofty financial just statistics that it would be pleas- financial wellness. We will continue to who lost their jobs were unable to ap- goals, but 43 percent have borrowed ant to change. With the backdrop support our members and allies and ply for this benefit. Still, these figures money from their parents in the last of COVID-19 and the likelihood that stand with them as we navigate this do not reveal the extent to which year, and 30 percent have skipped a pandemics and other natural disas- new environment. Please feel free to American families are struggling fi- meal to save money. More than 65 ters are on the rise, financial literacy reach out to us if there is any way we nancially as a result of a COVID-19- percent of this age group have little is now a matter of National Security. can be of assistance.

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Please visit our Website at: www.unitedbusinessbank.com 22 BUILDING TRADES NEWS SPECIAL SECTION UNION FINANCE: CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY Litigious Times Require Solid Insurance ent any more money to obtain this fit plans include increased regulatory policyholder is required to pay. analysis, comparison and conversa- enforcement; pronounced increase Cyber Liability policies are seeing tion. The insurance broker does not in Cyber Liability claims; increase in computer fraud and social engineer- work on a project basis or hourly early retirement disability claims; in- ing schemes continue to be a signifi- basis. This is more reason for the increased use of voluntary compliance cant exposure. The increased reliance sured to present as much information programs; direct provider claims un- on remote work access may result in and analysis as possible during the in- der participant assignments, and a additional exposure. Cyber coverage surance review and renewal process, consistent increase in excessive fee is currently available at low premi- in order to achieve the best result. and other high-stakes class action liti- ums. Over time at A. J. Longo Insurance gation against benefit plans. All Union Legal Liability carriers are Brokers, we have seen a steady rise Claims against union leaders in- experiencing high losses as the mar- BY BLAKE LONGO, in the size and frequency of litigation, cluded in the Union Legal Liability ket has been hit hard by employment CIC particularly in these arenas: Fiduciary policy are coming from liability alle- practices liability claims. As a result, Insurance renewals, reviews and Liability, Union Legal Liability and Cy- gations related to employment prac- the Union Legal Liability premiums discussion are never on the top of ber Liability. tices including wrongful termination, are increasing on almost all renew- anyone’s list of things to do. Howev- Not only are these lines of cover- hostile work environment, retaliation, als. Retentions are increasing to reer, this process is critical in order to age critical but so is the appropriate wrongful dismissal from training pro- duce the carriers’ exposure. Wage make sure the portfolio in place ad- coverage—in other words, using the grams and financial mismanagement. and hour coverage is being limited or equately protects the local, trust or carrier that is the best fit for the ex- Cyber Liability claims include ran- removed, and fair share coverage is apprenticeship. posure. Fifteen years ago, Union Le- somware, breach monitoring and typically being removed, all in an ef- Far too many times, policies are re- gal Liability was optional and Cyber notification costs, social engineering fort to stabilize the high loss ratios. newed with the focus being mostly on Liability did not exist. Fiduciary Li- crimes and funds transfer fraud from The good news is the coverage is still consistent pricing. That doesn’t allow ability was being used on all trusts. information obtained in a hack. available. time to discuss improvements in the Litigation was rare, but this has all All of these markets have many Be thorough with the analysis and current coverage or additional impor- changed over time. quality carriers that can provide the choice of your insurance protection tant coverages that may be added to Union Legal Liability and Cyber insurance necessary; however, we so you have the tools in place to pro- the portfolio. With today’s litigation- Liability were optional previously are currently seeing the market go tect the entity should claim issues heavy environment, insurance is the and now are required in order to be through changes. Many carriers are arise. Be sure to use a competent biggest hedge against financial loss considered adequately protected. reducing capacity with industry-wide insurance person who has your best for locals, trusts and apprenticeships. Fiduciary Liability has always been exposure management, increasing interests in mind. This is a critical time Signing up for the correct coverage required but is more important now pricing and performing more thor- for locals, trusts and apprenticeships with the appropriate limit is the key than ever. ough account underwriting at re- to obtain the correct coverage with to ironclad protection. The key trends fueling claims newal with the potential for higher the appropriate limit so they are ad- And it doesn’t cost the insured cli- against fiduciaries of employee bene- retentions, which increase what the equately protected.

MILLIMAN hours due to stay-at-home orders before returning to pre-pandemic CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 levels. This, coupled with a recovery in their investments, has eased fears from earlier this year. A.J. Longo & Associates Some protection for members For some plans, however, there is Insurance for Locals and Trusts has come from mandatory benefit still some concern due to volatility in changes required by COVID-19 leg- the investment markets, and upcom- BUILDING CALIFORNIA TOGETHER! islation. In addition to helping our ing jobs being put on hold or can- health plan clients navigate these celed due to economic uncertainty. mandatory benefit changes, we have We are stuck in traffic and waiting also worked to address the specific for it to clear. Once we know more, it needs of membership. Examples will be time to reassess and update include changes in benefit eligibil- plan goals accordingly. ity to prevent loss of coverage due to stay-at-home orders, increas- Looking forward ing awareness of mental health and As we move forward with the real- stress management benefits, and ex- ity of COVID-19 it will be important panded access to telemedicine. to be adaptable when it comes to From our clients focusing on rapid- benefit plans. Although we don’t ly adapting to the changes required yet know the intermediate and long- by COVID-19, to assessing how CO- term impacts of COVID-19, maintain- VID-19 will impact projected health ing successful health and retirement plan costs in 2021 and beyond, and programs will continue to require how those projected costs may af- planning and thoughtful analysis. fect affect potential changes to fu- Even before the pandemic, volatility ture employer contribution rates or in the cost of benefits was a primary A Strong Building Trades Partner for Nearly 50 Years benefits, we are committed to pro- concern for clients, which Milliman viding exceptional service and equip- has been addressing through inno- ping our clients with the knowledge vative benefit designs and delivery and tools needed to be informed strategies. Together we can work to consumers in today’s and tomor- protect the health and financial well- row’s health plan environment. being of the Los Angeles/Orange 253 North Lake Avenue For retirement plans, COVID-19 Counties Building Trades member- Pasadena, CA 91101 response has mostly been about ship. 626-796-1313 monitoring the financial status of the If you would like to learn more plan. Immediate impacts have varied about how Milliman can help, or if CA Insurance License 0524739 depending on the Trade, but many you want to hear some more actuary of our Building Trades clients saw jokes, please contact me at grant. only temporary dips in contributory [email protected]. BUILDING TRADES NEWS 23 SPECIAL SECTION UNION FINANCE: CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY Direct Primary Care Cuts Pandemic’s Financial Impact

As we continue to emerge from the open and serve the non-COVID needs ravaging impact of COVID-19, a few of their members. This service became alarming effects of the pandemic on even more beneficial when there was Health and Welfare Funds have be- an outbreak at the new Allegiant Sta- come very clear. Access to primary dium construction site, where so many care became increasingly difficult dur- members were working. ing the pandemic. Large segments A comprehensive two-year study of the population put off receiving of Direct Primary Care, recently com- primary care and utilized emergency pleted by Milliman on behalf of the rooms and urgent care centers as a Society of Actuaries, concluded that last resort, out of fear of the virus. enrollment in Direct Primary Care For the 45 percent of Americans (DPC) is associated with a reduction who suffer from at least one chronic in overall member demand for health condition, like arthritis, asthma, can- care services outside of primary care cer, heart disease, depression or dia- as follows: betes, the pandemic posed a medical Activate Healthcare members have access to their medical providers. • DPC members had 20 percent and financial hardship. The experi- lower claim costs for organiza- ence of the average Health and Wel- appointments from their home or job- team member perform the test from tions. fare Fund member was the same. The site, with no loss of productivity or the patient’s automobile. In Las Ve- • DPC members experienced ap- need for social spacing and isolation fear of virus exposure. This resulted in gas, where we have multiple primary proximately 40 percent fewer ER compounded the crisis. The long-term members being able to remain com- care centers with the Building Trades, visits than those in traditional effect of this isn’t fully known, but we pliant with care and enjoying a greater we established a clinic for all COVID plans. do know stress and anxiety levels are sense of well-being. At the same time, testing and treatments. This limited • DPC members experienced a at unprecedented levels. the financial health of the Health and exposure to the virus in the other clin- 54 percent reduction in ER claims Activate Healthcare is a leading Welfare Fund benefited from mem- ic sites, and allowed them to remain cost. provider of direct primary care ser- bers who received proper care and • DPC members experienced vices to Taft-Hartley groups. Despite avoided costly emergency or urgent 26 percent lower hospital all the challenges that the pandemic care services. Please contact Chris Perkins, admissions. provided, every one of our more than To support essential workers, Acti- our National Sales Leader 40 Taft-Hartley primary care centers vate implemented strategies to assist for Taft-Hartley Plans, Activate Healthcare offers 32 indi- remained open. Members had access funds in helping members stay safe to learn more. vidual local unions access to 42 union to their medical providers throughout while working. These services includ- Chris can be reached at primary care centers throughout the the ordeal. ed COVID testing that allowed mem- chrisperkins@ country. Members who are traveling Further, Activate’s digital technol- bers with symptoms to call from the activatehealthcare.com. or vacationing have access to more ogy allowed members to have virtual clinic parking lot and have a medical than 300 clinics nationwide.

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WHAT WE DO: OUR SERVICES INCLUDE: Activate Healthcare helps patients + Preventive Care take a proactive approach to their + Primary Care health and helps organizations take + Chronic Condition Management charge of their healthcare costs with on-site or near-site primary care clinics for members and their families. OUR RESULTS: Activate Healthcare is proud to have We create a primary care team that been honored with the 2019 Best in suits your organization’s unique KLAS award for Worksite Health needs. This team provides proactive Services, a milestone in our journey integrated care with exceptional toward industry leadership. In patient access. & Orthodontics addition, we can provide our Your team is led by a primary care partners with: physician complemented, as appropriate, by advanced practice + 10-20% cost reduction, compared providers and support staﬀ, all to trend empowered with the time and tools + Return of $1.50 - $1.60 for every needed to practice medicine in a more dollar invested personal way. Teams are designed to & serve all sizes of organizations with + 70% member participation 50%+ spouse participation, on convenient clinic hours. average + Over 90% provider retention

ON YOUR SIDE Activate Healthcare is the leader in the Taft-Hartley world. We currently partner with 26 unions representing 86,000 eligible lives that access 42 Activate Health & Wellness Centers. This includes IBEW, Teamsters and UA members.

For more information, contact Chris Perkins at 317.459.2906. 24 BUILDING TRADES NEWS

SPECIAL SECTION UNION FINANCE: CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY Risk Management Starts With Well-Rounded Insurance The multitude of ongoing risks policies come with access to tools employees provides education on robust insurance options to address faced by Building Trades local unions to help organizations get in front of how to identify potential threats, this exposure. is inherent to the nature of the or- cyber losses. Pre-incident risk advi- protect sensitive data and escalate While labor organization bonds ganization. When it comes to risk sories connect the organization with issues to the right people when nec- and ERISA bonds provide the neces- management, evaluating the overall a cyber coach. Staff training modules essary. Some cyber policies offer sary basic employee-theft coverage, scope and effectiveness of the en- address the key ways to identify po- password management software there is plenty of room for additional tity’s business insurance program is tential cyber threats, protect sensi- that when deployed to employees, and supplementary crime coverage one of the first steps to take. tive data and escalate issues to the ensures they always use secure and to bridge coverage gaps in a cost- Properly structured business insur- right people when necessary. Securi- complex passwords. effective manner. ance reduces and mitigates the finan- It is critically important for union cial impact of adverse events. During leadership to understand exactly the current circumstances, it is more what their insurance covers and, important than ever to ensure cov- equally significant, what it does not erage is set up to provide the most Cyber criminals cover so there are no surprises when comprehensive protection available. losses occur. There are common cov- Due to the economic downturn, erage misconceptions, which could some risks have recently burgeoned. are increasing result in expensive un-covered claims More and more cyber attacks and that only union insurance specialists data breaches are resulting in dam- can accurately address. aged computer systems and sto- Union Insurance Group provides len funds and personal data. Cyber their sophistication. complimentary coverage audits for criminals are increasing their sophis- labor organizations to help identify tication and complexity to increase coverage disparities. The audits pro- their likelihood of getting through vide coverage clarification in a con- to wreak havoc or achieve financial ty posture is enhanced by giving em- Another heightened risk exposure cise, summary format conducive for gains. Ransomware and bricking ployees the knowledge they need to tied to economic hardship is em- sharing with board members. Build- (malware causing computer hard- better protect valuable information ployee theft. While it can take sev- ing Trades locals gain peace of mind ware damage) are just a couple of assets through proactive, security- eral years to uncover some schemes and a tangible resource to help guide areas on the rise. conscious behavior. such as fraud, embezzlement and their risk management decisions and Fortunately, most cyber insurance Online cyber-security training for misappropriation, organizations have strategies.

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WOMEN’S HEALTH

Everyday health tips for women Nothing matters more than your health — and many of the biggest health risks for women are preventable. Simple things like regular screenings and making healthy lifestyle choices can help you stay healthier, longer.

Take your health to heart Be proactive Care for the whole you You may think of heart Stay on top of breast and With all you do, it can be easy disease as a men’s health cervical cancer screenings. to put your needs last, which issue — but it’s not. The good If you’re pregnant, start can leave you feeling drained, news is that lifestyle changes prenatal care early. Share stressed, or depressed. can prevent 80% of heart your family health history Sleeping and eating well attacks and strokes.* Eat with your doctor. Most and connecting with others right, exercise, don’t smoke, importantly, listen to your is important — and if you’re and talk to your doctor about body — and get care when struggling, ask for help. your risk. you need it.

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Serving unions for more than 70 years. Since Kaiser Permanente first opened its doors, we’ve been providing high-quality, affordable care to union members. Decades later much has changed, but our commitment has not. Here’s to many more years of helping to keep union workers on the job. Learn more at kp.org/laborandtrust.

*American Heart Association.