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Breaking Ground

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Breaking Ground educates listeners about why union labor and solidarity is more important than ever! Operating Engineers Local 3 is the largest construction trades local in the U.S., representing over 38,000 members across a four-state jurisdiction of Northern California, Northern Nevada, Utah and Hawaii, including the mid-Pacific Islands. From heavy equipment operators, crane operators and mechanics, to surveyors, construction inspectors, highway maintenance workers, police officers and other public employees, Local 3 represents the men and women who drive this country’s economy. Stay informe...

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Politics is Everything! 11.08.2020 50:22

Hear from Local 3’s Political Director Chris Snyder and the IUOE's California-Nevada Labor Lobbyist Tim Cremins talk about what’s at stake for unions politically this year. How does Labor Lobbying work? How do unions vet the candidates they endorse? We will also dive into how Local 3 is handling political activism with the backdrop of COVID-19 forcing us to change how things are normally done...

Business Manager Dan Reding interviews Sacramento business agents Jesse Greer and Mario Cardoza 22.06.2020 40:19

New business agents Jesse Greer and Mario Cardoza talk about what it’s like being a staff member of Local 3. They both have over 15 years of experience in the field and discuss with Business Manager Dan Reding the surprises and challenges coming from the field to then being on staff as a business agent. The main benefit of joining the Local 3 staff is the fulfillment they get out of helping the m...

Halfway To Hell, The Workers And Unions That Built The Golden Gate Bridge 11.06.2020 28:34

In this episode, we listen to famed local actor Danny Glover, a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artist (SAG AFTRA). SAG AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. Both were born in the turmoil of the 1930s, around the same time the Golden Gate Bridge was being built. They have rich histories of figh...

President Steve Ingersoll & Financial Secretary Dave Harrison 04.05.2020 41:08

Join us as we talk with Operating Engineers Local 3 President Steve Ingersoll and Financial Secretary Dave Harrison as they discuss their backgrounds, how they’ve kept Local 3 working through the COVID-19 crisis and how political activism will play a key role in Labor’s future during this year’s General Election. They also discuss the historical and current role safety has played in the constructi...

Dan Reding, Business Manager 15.04.2020 37:43

Welcome to the inaugural podcast of Operating Engineers Local 3 where we discuss all things Labor; history, politics and Local 3’s role in building a future for America. I hope you enjoy this as we break ground on a new way to communicate with the world. Right now, we are heading into the eye of the storm, the worst few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unions have met tremendous challenges in the p...