Union leaders say construction in Oakland is booming and they want local labor to be part of it.
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — Union leaders say construction in Oakland is booming and they want local labor to be part of it.”There is a problem in the City of Oakland when construction is happening, but the jobs are not being given to the residents of this community. That’s a distress call. That’s May Day! May Day!” says Elizabeth Ortega Torro, with the Alameda Labor Council. Construction workers in hardhats and safety vests held a May Day rally for about an hour at Oakland City Hall Wednesday morning. That was after two other May Day rallies were held earlier in the morning at two construction sites in the city. May 1st is International Workers Day. Its origins were the demand for an eight-hour workday and safe working conditions. A fourth rally was held at the Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland, where union workers blocked the main entrance.
