Rudolph Carrasco
Carrasco is a Business Representative of the Plumbers, Steamfitters and Refrigeration UA Local 393. He was an instructor at the Lloyd E. Williams Pipe Trades Training Center for 15 years before being elected by the membership to become a business representative. Mr. Carrasco is very involved in his community; he has donated hundred of hours to the Chamberlain’s Children Center in Hollister, a facility that supports children and families who have experienced traumatic situations in their lives.

Hector Cortez
Inspired by his father’s hard work and determination, Hector Cortez is the Senior Business Agent for the Cement Masons Local 400. At a young age, Mr. Cortez’s father got him involved in the Cement Masons apprenticeship program. Mr. Cortez has worked in the cement mason construction field since 1983; he has had the opportunity to work on several projects in the Bay Area. He has worked with signatory contractors in the union as foreman and superintendent positions. Mr. Cortez earned a teaching credential in Vocational Education at the University of California Berkeley. Mr. Cortez also serves on numerous boards and committees.

Daniel Garcia
Garcia joined the Roofers Union in 1986 where he worked as a roofer and engaged in apprenticeship classes during the evenings. After falling from a roof, Mr. Garcia joined the remodeling business; but returned to the roofing industry where he centered on safety. He became the safety inspector for the roofing company that he was previously employed with. Mr. Garcia was sent to Minnesota and was certified as an instructor on fall protection. He has certified approximately 400 to 500 roofers.

Josue Garcia
Twenty years ago Josue Garcia came to the United States like many workers looking for an opportunity; now he provides that opportunity for thousands of construction workers in Santa Clara County. He represents 25,000 workers in the construction industry as the Deputy Executive Officer of the Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council. Mr. Garcia has held many positions, from foreman, to supervisor as a union roofer, to a full time union organizer with Roofers Local Union 95 and then to Union Business Representative with the Roofers Union. He continues to stay active in his church and provides volunteer work for various non-profit organizations in the community.

Carlos Lujan
Lujan is the Busines Manager of the Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 270 in San Jose, California. Local 270 is the largest construction laborer’s local in Northern California, exceeding 5,000 members. Since joining Local 270, Mr. Lujan has been incredibly involved in the labor movement. Mr. Lujan feels a great sense of privilege in having met Cesar Chavez and still remembers those days when he participated in the United Farm Labor Workers meetings.

Laurie Mesa
A member of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 5 for over 20 years, Mesa began as a rank and file member in the grocery stores and worked her way up to a Union Representative. She was elected to the Executive Board of the UFCW Women's Network, a national organization that advocates for women’s issues. She has been engaged in the movement to change America's Immigration Laws, hoping to make them more sensitive to the needs of immigrant workers.

Jorge Moreno
Jorge Moreno, a labor movement activist for over ten years, came to this country from Mèrida, Yucatàn Mèxico at the age of sixteen. In July 1995 Jorge joined Carpenters Union Local 217. After completing his apprenticeship training and receiving the Apprentice of the Year Award he became more involved in the Brotherhood. The Northern California Carpenters Regional Council hired him as an Organizer/Field Representative to work out of Carpenters Local Union #405. Along with other business agents, he started a group called the Member Organizing Committee (MOC), whose job it is to inform and educate workers about their rights. His favorite quote is, "Pray for the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living."

Louis Rocha
Rocha is the President of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 9423, an organization he joined in 1979. In 1996, Mr. Rocha ran for president and has been re-elected for four terms. He is responsible for an organization of approximately 2,000 members, which represent workers in Central California. A graduate of Overfelt High School, Mr. Rocha went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is currently the board president for MACSA and serves on the Executive Board for the South Bay Central Labor Council.

Salvador Ventura
Ventura works for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 332 as an Assistant Business Manager. Ventura completed his apprenticeship with Local 332 IBEW in 1985. He has served on multiple boards. Mr. Ventura has been instrumental in establishing a creek trail cleanup along Los Gatos Creek, the Kids Day of Fishing at the Campbell Percolation Ponds; and has served on various Political Action Committees in Santa Clara County. Mr. Ventura is a San Jose native and a graduate of Leigh High School, as well as a graduate of George Meany Institute for Labor Studies in Washington, DC.