Local 860 Aprenticeship Opportunity
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BUILDING ON A
FIRM FOUNDATION
Laborers' Local 860 has proudly served the
Heavy Highway and Utilities Construction
trades since it were chartered in 1937.
Today, we have more than 2,200 active
members, including 400 retirees, along with
over 98 percent market share of public
highway and utility infrastructure work in
Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties.
We are an affiliate of the Washington,
D.C.-based Laborers' International Union
of North America, founded in 1903. The Laborers' Union is dedicated to protecting the wages and
benefits, jobsite safety, and employment
opportunities of more than 600,000 working
men and women nationwide. Members are engaged in public works that benefit the community — highways,
waterworks, sewers, utilities and airports.
Among these are the Euclid Corridor Transportation
Project and the Cleveland Innerbelt Project — both only steps away from our new headquarters.
Others include the gigantic interceptors for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and new
runways for Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
Local 860 not only helps contractors to win projects to keep our market share, we respond to their
increasingly challenging workforce needs. These include state-of-the-art apprentice training and
safety programs that reduce accidents, advance productivity, and lower costs.
Furthermore, as a progressive union dedicated to the well-being of our members, we have
secured an alliance with Cleveland State University to train our retirees to become utility and road
construction inspectors.
The acquisition, restoration, and renovation of Southworth House, fully-funded from our
prudent investment returns, insures that our members will have the finest union facility in
America for years to come. In fact, the investment is far less than what a new headquarters would
have cost. Finally, in safeguarding this 19th century treasure, we are reaffirming our commitment to the
community we serve.
— Anthony D. Liberatore, Jr.
Business Manager/Secretary Treasurer
Laborers' Local No. 860
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