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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Critics may try and chime in about how that adds to housing costs. But other states pay their construction workers MORE, yet pay LESS for construction. Curious about the numbers? Visit WhoBuildsLA.com for more information and sourced data.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The question L.A. urgently need to answer: Who will build the housing to solve our housing crisis? We must recruit and retain a local workforce of residential construction workers to build our own communities. A Residential Construction Worker Minimum Wage is piece to solving our housing crisis.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Say no to exploitative developers, general contractors, and subcontractors. Join us in supporting a Residential Construction Worker Minimum Wage with a right to private action, for the City of LA workers. All workers benefit from improved labor standards.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Josue's story is the story of too many in the residential construction worker trade. Exploited beyond belief, to their breaking point. For what? For bad actors to squeeze more profits off the backs of exploited workers, risking injury and death.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Let’s take a moment to distinguish fact from fiction — claim from reality. 💻 For more, visit: WhoBuildsLA.com ➡️ Get the Facts #WorkersRight #FairWages #WhoBuildsLA #ResidentialConstruction

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We look forward to the completion of the Residential Construction Worker Minimum Wage Study and implementation of a livable minimum wage with the right of private action. #WhoBuildsLA #WorkerSolidarity #WageTheft

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Alongside our push for a Residential Construction Worker Minimum Wage Study, this moment demonstrates our commitment to standing in solidarity with all residential construction workers, both unionized and unrepresented.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We appreciate both of you joining us on worksite visits to witness for yourselves the exploitation some of our most vulnerable workers face.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thank you, Councilmember Hernandez and Councilmember Soto-Martinez, for your unwavering support of residential construction workers!

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Western States Regional Council of Carpenters, along with housing advocates and non-profits, all banded together to fight for a Residential Worker Construction Wage study. We look forward to the results and implementation. For more information, visit WhoBuildsLA.com #WhoBuildsLA

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Residential construction workers in Los Angeles are often overworked, underpaid, and unprotected. We need a residential construction worker minimum wage. Learn more here!

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

1 out of 5 Residential construction workers surveyed have been evicted. 1 out of 10 Residential construction workers surveyed has been homeless while working in the industry.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thank you to Deserie Lamp, from Local 818, for speaking about the realities many workers face while working on residential construction projects, including: Unknown wages and missed or late pay periods leading to the fear of unfed children and falling into homelessness.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We must do more to protect the workers that build LA. WhoBuildsLA.com #WhoBuildsLA #CD1 #Jamison #JamisonProperties #LaborDispute

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Yes, we need to build housing, but it doesn't need to be this way. Because right across the street is a project where you have Carpenters working. The environment is clean; it's safe. Folks have access to water and ways they can survive on benefits."

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Councilmember Hernandez saw the dangerous conditions at a Jamison worksite firsthand.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One of many locations exploiting workers ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Location: 1055 W 7th St. Developer: Jamison Builders GC: Wilshire Construction Subcontractor: META Builders #WhoBuildsLA #Carpenters #AffordableHousing #WomenInConstruction

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

When construction workers have a voice, the whole community benefits — stronger families, better jobs, and a stronger local economy.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

• Fair wages & strong labor standards • Safe jobsites & real workplace protections • Respect for workers and their families • Standing up for workers whose voices often go unheard • Reducing economic inequality and closing the wage gap • Holding developers, contractors, & city officials accountable

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In the words of Julie with the WSCarpenters: Building isn’t just about what goes up — it’s about who gets a fair shot to build it. 🦺🏗️ Organizing the construction industry means fighting for:

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A private right of action is also critical in enabling workers who are withheld pay or paid under the table to seek recourse from their employers. #WhoBuildsLA #WorkersRights #LaborRights #ResidentialConstruction

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Establishing a minimum wage for residential construction would attract local workers and offer employers long-term stability, leading to more housing and lower rents.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

One in twelve homeless workers in Los Angeles County is in construction. Evaristo, like all workers in L.A., deserves a livable wage, respect, and a home to lay his head.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Residential construction worker abuse and wage theft must end. We look forward to the passage of a residential construction minimum wage -- to set the floor with a private right to action.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It takes brave leadership in this city to get things done. We are thankful to LA Councilmember Hernandez for joining us for a walk-through of an adaptive-reuse Jamison project. She saw the exploitation of workers firsthand in the blistering heat.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Can you actually afford to live in LA? How much income is needed to live here? We built a calculator for just that question. 🔗 Link in bio: WhoBuildsLA.com #LAHousing #CityofLA #ResidentialConstruction

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

On Labor Day, think of the residential construction workers building your homes. #LaborDayWeekend #LaborDay2026 #ResidentialConstruction #WhoBuildsLA

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thank you Jorge Zavala, Representative with Local 909, for reminding LA about the critical importance of a Residential Construction Minimum Wage. Workers deserve a liveable wage to live in the city THEY BUILD.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hicks said there are no workers from the union on Jamison Services’ Wilshire Boulevard job. The demonstrations were symbolic, with the goal of calling attention to the importance of treating workers fairly. Hicks said the city should be doing more to ensure companies are following labor laws.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Beverly Press feature: “I want to be really clear about this: we are pro housing. We want to build housing. L.A. has to build housing. We are in a housing crisis,” said Doug Hicks, of the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters. “But you can’t do it on the back of exploited workers.”

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Coalition partners PV Jobs LA, supporting the next generation of construction workers. While the City of LA must establish a residential construction minimum wage for this generation and the next, we continue to show why it is essential. WhoBuildsLA.com #WhoBuildsLA #CityofLA

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Name a city that should support a residential construction worker minimum wage in the comments. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #WhoBuildsLA #LosAngeles #LaborRights

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Providing a Residential Construction Minimum Wage will benefit to the entire community.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We look forward to the completion of the Residential Construction Wage Study and implementation of a minimum wage with right of private action. #WhoBuildsLA

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thank you, Councilmember Hernandez, for joining the Carpenters on the picket line — in solidarity for all residential construction workers, union and unrepresented.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

-- Thank you to Councilmember Soto-Martinez for your work on wage theft, the first step in the right direction to making workers whole. -- Thank you, Salvador George, from the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters, for speaking up for workers.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We need labor standards - a residential construction worker minimum wage, requiring developers of multifamily housing to pay a living wage with a right of private action to enforce that wage.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In early July, a letter was sent to the entire Council addressing the lack of labor standards in the City's adaptive reuse ordinance. This oversight further enriches the Lee family and other developers, contractors, and subcontractors who disregard their workers.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Join us in supporting our workers and the Residential Construction Minimum Wage study. WhoBuildsLA.com #WhoBuildsLA #WorkersRights #ResidentialConstruction #Jamison #JamisonProperties

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We've seen the abuse firsthand; it is well documented. Adaptive reuse projects should not have a carve-out allowing for labor abuse.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🔊 Pedro Toscano from the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters spoke before the Los Angeles City Council, reminding them who Jamison Properties is. We must hold developers, contractors, and subcontractors accountable for worker exploitation.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is what momentum looks like. Thank you, Richard. Thank you, Culver City! #WhoBuildsLA #CulverCity #ResidentialConstruction

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It's a GO. The Culver City Council voted unanimously to move forward with a study on a minimum wage for residential construction workers. Richard Burns of the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters was there to speak on behalf of workers and their families.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

They deserve answers for the daily workplace abuse from the Lee family, contractors, and subcontractors. We look forward to the return of the Residential Construction Worker Minimum Wage Study, now underway. #WhoBuildsLA #WageTheft #Jamison #ResidentialConstruction #JamisonProperties

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

@WSCarpenters on behalf of the 60,000 members of the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters and unrepresented residential construction workers in the city of Los Angeles, Kyle Patterson spoke up in LA City Council Chambers this week.

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Cities building housing have a role to play in ensuring workers are treated with dignity. #WhoBuildsLA Thank you, Culver City Council! #CulverCity #ResidentialConstruction #LaborRights

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Who Builds LA @whobuildsla.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

They join West Hollywood and Los Angeles in recognizing what the data has been showing for years: the residential construction workforce is severely underpaid and under-protected.

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