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.
Breaking Ground
Breaking Ground digs deep about the mental health aspects of COVID and how members can get help
November 25, 2020
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Episode 6
Join Local 3’s Business Manager Dan Reding and Assistance and Recovery Program (ARP) Director Tamra Luft, as they discuss how COVID-19 has created a pandemic beyond physical illness. It has also created a mental health pandemic. People are struggling now more than ever with depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Often, people cope with these by turning to substances, and this use or over-use can lead to addiction. Find out how to get help, if you need it. “If you are asking if you have a problem, you probably have a problem,” said ARP Director Tamra Luft. Help is available, so listen how!