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Nov26No Comments

To keep L.A. and Long Beach’s ports trucking

It takes 10,000 professional truck drivers to move all the goods that come into the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. And it’s no wonder. Our two ports handle 40% of all goods imported to the United States. A lot of the jobs generated by the...
Nov21No Comments

Cost of terminal upgrade at Port of Los Angeles doubled over 4 years

The price tag for a major container terminal upgrade at the Port of Los Angeles has more than doubled over the last four years, caused in large part by major design changes OK’d without the approval of city elected officials. Read the full article...
Nov18No Comments

Bipartisan BRIDGE Act Bridges Infrastructure Investment Gap

Washington, D.C. (November 15, 2013) – General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – Terry O’Sullivan, praised the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment Act, introduced...
Nov12No Comments

In New Orleans, Obama pushes exports

President Obama headed to the Port of New Orleans on Friday to call on Congress to get behind his plan to pour tens of billions of dollars into the nation’s infrastructure, action that he says is crucial to bolster U.S. exports. The visit to New...
Nov12No Comments

Obama Promotes Ambitious Plan to Overhaul Nation’s Infrastructure

MIAMI — President Obama came to the congested ocean port here on Friday to promote his plans to rebuild the nation’s “raggedy” roads, bridges, schools and other infrastructure with a marriage of public and private investment. At the end of a week...