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Get the news before the News. Find links to at least six months of breaking news stories at Local 3. Some of these are exclusive to our website while others are bits and pieces of what will be coming in detail in our Engineers News. Look for these stories, some for members only on our front page breaking news section. Or get them all here. Let us know what you think.
2012
March
March 1, 2012: Member’s smart editorial applauds High-Speed Rail
What does activism in your union get you? A voice.
Just ask 27-year member Stephen Breacain, whose informed response to an anti-High-Speed-Rail editorial in the Manteca Bulletin was published on Jan. 24. Read this eNews exclusive now.
2011
November
November 21, 2011: Let's move forward with High-Speed rail - We've been talking about High-Speed Rail (HSR) for decades (its cost; its environmental benefits; the jobs it will create for our industry, etc.), and finally, with the release of the California High-Speed Rail Authority's business plan, we are much closer to the project becoming a reality. Read story now...
September
September 16, 2011: Senate passes reauthorization bill -
For the third time in the past six weeks the Oakland Port Authority held a press conference at the Oakland International Airport’s Control Tower Construction Site about extending the FAA’s reauthorization bill. That bill was set to expire at midnight, Friday September 16, 2011. Read story now . . .
August
Labor Day Events - Looking for something to do on Labor Day? Why not attend one of the many events in and around Local 3's jurisdiction. Click here to get the entire list. Below is a sampling of Northern California events. These are by no means the only events going on, so get out there and celebrate labor day at one of these events or one of your own. Get more info now.
August 12, 2011: Send letters to Kaiser Permanente - Double-digit increases this year to Kaiser Perkmanente members' health-care costs is not only excessive, it is just not good business.
Write letters to the Kaiser CEO and tell him you think that pushing cost increases onto the backs of the working class is wrong.
Click here to get started now!
August 8, 2011: FAA projects to start up again after pressure - Congress passed an extension to temporarily end the funding impasse that put a stop to hundreds of airport projects across the country, putting 4,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) workers and thousands of others out of work.
Click here to read more and watch the ABC7 News video of thepress conference in Oakland.
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ugust 1, 2011: Go Paperless - Chances are that if you are reading this, you are already reading the Engineers News online. If you don't read the Award Winning Engineers News when it comes to your home, why not go paperless and help the union save money. Get more information now.
June
June 1, 2011: The power of the Voice of the Engineer (VOTE) program was made very clear in Utah on May 6. Dale Cox, Local 3's Political Coordinator in Utah, was instrumental in using the political process to garner the support from the construction industry that was needed to get this bill passed. Read this eNews now.
May
May 4, 2011: Caltrans Memorial draws hundreds; fallen workers honored -
Did you know that every day, two highway workers' are lost along the nation's highways? Thankfully, that number is decreasing due to increased safety awareness, including California's own Slow for the Cone Zone campaign. Read this eNews exclusive now.
April
Apr. 19, 2011: Engineers Action and Response Network (EARN) and IUOE put pressure on Representatives to avert Davis-Bacon amendment - Labor won an important battle recently, as conservative Republican Pete Sessions of Texas proposed an amendment in the House of Representatives to strip Davis-Bacon coverage from all federally assisted airport construction. Read eNews now.
February
- Feb. 18, 2011: Construction workers are under attack: Help fight back! Operating Engineers’ wages and working conditions are under attack, as anti-worker politicians go after the nation’s prevailing-wage law. Recently, representatives in Arizona, Georgia and Iowa offered amendments to repeal Davis-Bacon prevailing wages from legislation. Read this eNews update now.
- Feb. 1, 2011: Local 3 Logo's For Sale - Member Randy Fisher loves his union, and he loves making metal signs, so he’s decided to mix the two and create metal Local 3 logos to sell to the membership. Read this eNews update now.
December - 2010
Dec. 23, 2010: California High-Speed Rail receives additional funding - The California High-Speed Rail Authority recently announced additional funding of up to $624 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation. These funds became available when Ohio and Wisconsin decided to cancel their high-speed rail projects. Read this eNews update now.
Dec. 10, 2010: Work to start on High Speed Rail - On Dec. 2, the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board approved about $4.15 billion worth of work to begin on a 65-mile section of the rail project that runs through the Central Valley. This highly anticipated project will break ground on a section from Borden, located north of Fresno near Madera, to Corcoran, located north of Bakersfield. Read this eNews update now.
December 2, 2010: Greetings from the Ruby Pipeline - A number of Local 3 members are working on the pipeline and send their greetings to their families and friends. The Ruby Pipeline represents an approximate $3 billion investment in new pipeline infrastructure that will connect clean-burning and competitively priced natural gas reserves in the Rocky Mountain region with growing markets in the western United States. Read the eNews now. 
November 12, 2010: CA Proposition 22 - post election analysis: Although other high profile ballot propositions got more of the attention in the Nov. 2 General Election, the passing of Proposition 22 was an important victory. Local 3, one of the founding organizations of the California Alliance for Jobs and other partners played a large role in qualify this proposition for the ballot and for supporting it all the way through to winning the vote and confidence of the people of California. Read the eNews now. - November 10, 2010: CA Congressional District 11 - Although incumbent Democrat, Jerry McNerney's lead continues to widen, the race is still too close to call. This only underscores how important the get-out-the-vote (GOTV) activities are and that your vote really does counts. Read the eNews update now. Get the latest vote counts now from the CA secretary of states election website.
October 12, 2010: Good news for Utah - A waste-disposal company in District 12 recently announced its intent to sign the Utah Master Agreement, with the potential year-round creation of more than 200 jobs for our members. Click on photo to enlarge.
Read the November edition of Engineers News for all the details!
November
October
