Breaking Ground

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 informed as we tackle important topics for labor including trends in our digital world like the gig economy and automation, as well as organizing tactics, labor politics and interviews with union leaders and members.

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Breaking Ground

Dan Reding, Business Manager

April 15, 2020 • IUOE3

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 past and bucked impossible odds, but still this crisis is tremendously daunting. Two things have always helped unions succeed, solidarity and leadership. We are happy to have with us, for Operating Engineers Local 3’s inaugural podcast called Breaking Ground, the man at the top of the largest construction trades local in the country, Local 3 Business Manager Dan Reding.