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Putting a spotlight on the underpaid and underappreciated construction workers who power Los Angeles
www.constructionworkerminimumwage.com
www.constructionworkerminimumwage.com
This LATimes article highlights the URGENT NEED for more construction workers. How do we attract more workers – with fair pay and safety!
#WhoBuildsLA #WorkerJustice #AffordableHousing
#WhoBuildsLA #WorkerJustice #AffordableHousing
January 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
This LATimes article highlights the URGENT NEED for more construction workers. How do we attract more workers – with fair pay and safety!
#WhoBuildsLA #WorkerJustice #AffordableHousing
#WhoBuildsLA #WorkerJustice #AffordableHousing
As we enter the anniversary of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, we reflect on all the pain left behind.
The question we urgently still need to answer: Who will build the housing to solve L.A.’s housing crisis, exasperated by such loss in the fires?
The question we urgently still need to answer: Who will build the housing to solve L.A.’s housing crisis, exasperated by such loss in the fires?
January 7, 2026 at 4:44 AM
As we enter the anniversary of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, we reflect on all the pain left behind.
The question we urgently still need to answer: Who will build the housing to solve L.A.’s housing crisis, exasperated by such loss in the fires?
The question we urgently still need to answer: Who will build the housing to solve L.A.’s housing crisis, exasperated by such loss in the fires?
As Centro CHA, Inc. made clear:
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
As Centro CHA, Inc. made clear:
January 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM
It is more important than ever to advocate for working families and higher wages. Our families deserve better! In the new year, we want worker respect and higher wages!
Josh Christensen, with the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
#WhoBuildsLA #ResidentialConstruction #LAHousing
Josh Christensen, with the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
#WhoBuildsLA #ResidentialConstruction #LAHousing
December 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
It is more important than ever to advocate for working families and higher wages. Our families deserve better! In the new year, we want worker respect and higher wages!
Josh Christensen, with the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
#WhoBuildsLA #ResidentialConstruction #LAHousing
Josh Christensen, with the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
#WhoBuildsLA #ResidentialConstruction #LAHousing
There are a lot of reasons people end up unhoused, but when we pay working people living wages and grow our workforce to build more affordable housing, we can prevent the issue from widening.
December 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
There are a lot of reasons people end up unhoused, but when we pay working people living wages and grow our workforce to build more affordable housing, we can prevent the issue from widening.
Over 70% of Los Angeles construction worker families are considered "low-income," and nearly half are "very-low-income." Employers need to pay their fair share – California taxpayers pay about $3 billion per year to subsidize underpaid construction workers.
December 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Over 70% of Los Angeles construction worker families are considered "low-income," and nearly half are "very-low-income." Employers need to pay their fair share – California taxpayers pay about $3 billion per year to subsidize underpaid construction workers.
When it rains, it really pours for residential construction workers. This Holiday season will be a cold and wet one, which means countless workers will miss out on the wages they deserve. When it rains, they are not able to work; there is no such thing as a paid vacation.
December 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
When it rains, it really pours for residential construction workers. This Holiday season will be a cold and wet one, which means countless workers will miss out on the wages they deserve. When it rains, they are not able to work; there is no such thing as a paid vacation.
What do we want this holiday season? A Residential Construction Minimum Wage study to START!
In our 4th week of an overdue promise.
Workers deserve better! We build this city…
#WhoBuildsLA #LaborRights #Festivus
In our 4th week of an overdue promise.
Workers deserve better! We build this city…
#WhoBuildsLA #LaborRights #Festivus
December 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
What do we want this holiday season? A Residential Construction Minimum Wage study to START!
In our 4th week of an overdue promise.
Workers deserve better! We build this city…
#WhoBuildsLA #LaborRights #Festivus
In our 4th week of an overdue promise.
Workers deserve better! We build this city…
#WhoBuildsLA #LaborRights #Festivus
One of the biggest crimes in the US is wage theft; taxpayers are left to pick up the tab. An increased residential construction worker minimum wage with enforcement of wage theft laws through a private right of action would lead to:
December 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
One of the biggest crimes in the US is wage theft; taxpayers are left to pick up the tab. An increased residential construction worker minimum wage with enforcement of wage theft laws through a private right of action would lead to:
Still waiting on the Los Angeles CLA to commission the study…
#WhoBuildsLA
#WhoBuildsLA
December 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Still waiting on the Los Angeles CLA to commission the study…
#WhoBuildsLA
#WhoBuildsLA
We are in our 3rd week past the 30-day deadline and are still waiting for the Los Angeles CLA to commission a study. Residential construction workers are only paid when they work, with no paid holidays, if they are paid at all, because wages are too often stolen.
December 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
We are in our 3rd week past the 30-day deadline and are still waiting for the Los Angeles CLA to commission a study. Residential construction workers are only paid when they work, with no paid holidays, if they are paid at all, because wages are too often stolen.
📢 “Economic Justice AND Community Stability!”– Thank you to the Los Angeles Urban League for its support of a Residential Construction Worker Minimum Wage.
#LAUrbanLeague #CommunityImpact #WhoBuildsLA
#LAUrbanLeague #CommunityImpact #WhoBuildsLA
December 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
📢 “Economic Justice AND Community Stability!”– Thank you to the Los Angeles Urban League for its support of a Residential Construction Worker Minimum Wage.
#LAUrbanLeague #CommunityImpact #WhoBuildsLA
#LAUrbanLeague #CommunityImpact #WhoBuildsLA
Today is a good day to join in support of a Residential Construction Minimum Wage. Share your story, be a part of the change: constructionworkerminimumwage.com/get-involved
#WhoBuildsLA #MovementBuilding #WorkersDeserveBetter
#WhoBuildsLA #MovementBuilding #WorkersDeserveBetter
December 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Today is a good day to join in support of a Residential Construction Minimum Wage. Share your story, be a part of the change: constructionworkerminimumwage.com/get-involved
#WhoBuildsLA #MovementBuilding #WorkersDeserveBetter
#WhoBuildsLA #MovementBuilding #WorkersDeserveBetter
West Hollywood City Councilmember John Erickson shares some of the many vital reasons a Residential Construction Worker's minimum wage is an issue of affordability and exploitation. It impacts all of us.
#WhoBuildsLA #WeHo
#WhoBuildsLA #WeHo
December 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
West Hollywood City Councilmember John Erickson shares some of the many vital reasons a Residential Construction Worker's minimum wage is an issue of affordability and exploitation. It impacts all of us.
#WhoBuildsLA #WeHo
#WhoBuildsLA #WeHo
Thank you to our partner in the fight, LiUNA Local 300. This minimum wage fight for residential construction workers is urgent. Explotation of workers is unacceptable.
#WhoBuildsLA #LAHousing
#WhoBuildsLA #LAHousing
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Thank you to our partner in the fight, LiUNA Local 300. This minimum wage fight for residential construction workers is urgent. Explotation of workers is unacceptable.
#WhoBuildsLA #LAHousing
#WhoBuildsLA #LAHousing
Wednesdays are for demanding higher WAGES for our residential construction workers.
1 in 6 construction workers are paid under the table or misclassified, costing California over $1 BILLION per year in lost taxes.
1 in 6 construction workers are paid under the table or misclassified, costing California over $1 BILLION per year in lost taxes.
December 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Wednesdays are for demanding higher WAGES for our residential construction workers.
1 in 6 construction workers are paid under the table or misclassified, costing California over $1 BILLION per year in lost taxes.
1 in 6 construction workers are paid under the table or misclassified, costing California over $1 BILLION per year in lost taxes.
We are thankful to every organization and individual joining us in this fight for a Residential Construction Minimum Wage! Our efforts started in Los Angeles but have grown to include neighboring West Hollywood.
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We are thankful to every organization and individual joining us in this fight for a Residential Construction Minimum Wage! Our efforts started in Los Angeles but have grown to include neighboring West Hollywood.
All Residential Construction Workers deserve dignity and respect, free from discrimination and retaliation. Protecting workers from exploitation, including wage theft, is the floor, not the ceiling.
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
All Residential Construction Workers deserve dignity and respect, free from discrimination and retaliation. Protecting workers from exploitation, including wage theft, is the floor, not the ceiling.
We are facing a shortage of residential construction workers as we rebuild what was lost in the fires. If we do not support a Residential Construction Worker Minimum Wage, we will lose jobs to out-of-state contractors, delay the rebuild, and put local workers at greater risk in an unregulated market
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
We are facing a shortage of residential construction workers as we rebuild what was lost in the fires. If we do not support a Residential Construction Worker Minimum Wage, we will lose jobs to out-of-state contractors, delay the rebuild, and put local workers at greater risk in an unregulated market
Our former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich gets it! Setting a minimum wage will help all workers in the City of LA. That is why we have a coalition of community groups, non-profit organizations, and unions on board with a Residential Construction Worker Minimum Wage.
@rbreich.bsky.social
@rbreich.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Our former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich gets it! Setting a minimum wage will help all workers in the City of LA. That is why we have a coalition of community groups, non-profit organizations, and unions on board with a Residential Construction Worker Minimum Wage.
@rbreich.bsky.social
@rbreich.bsky.social
Thank you to the West Hollywood City Council for voting unanimously to explore a construction minimum wage.
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Thank you to the West Hollywood City Council for voting unanimously to explore a construction minimum wage.
As a community that stands up for human dignity, we must protect all workers from exploitation. We look forward to the implementation of a Residential Construction Minimum Wage following the completion of the study in LA.
Kyle Patterson with the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
Kyle Patterson with the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
As a community that stands up for human dignity, we must protect all workers from exploitation. We look forward to the implementation of a Residential Construction Minimum Wage following the completion of the study in LA.
Kyle Patterson with the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
Kyle Patterson with the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
We are in a time where affordability is at the forefront of conversation. We thank Community Coalition for standing beside us in a push for a Residential Construction Minimum Wage in the City of Los Angeles.
#WorkersRights #WageTheft #AffordableHousing #WhoBuildsLA
#WorkersRights #WageTheft #AffordableHousing #WhoBuildsLA
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
We are in a time where affordability is at the forefront of conversation. We thank Community Coalition for standing beside us in a push for a Residential Construction Minimum Wage in the City of Los Angeles.
#WorkersRights #WageTheft #AffordableHousing #WhoBuildsLA
#WorkersRights #WageTheft #AffordableHousing #WhoBuildsLA
Today is Veterans’ Day - we thank all veterans for their service!
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Today is Veterans’ Day - we thank all veterans for their service!