Oscar De La Torre
Northern California District Council Business Manager
Since 2009, Oscar has served as Business Manager of
the Northern California District Council of Laborers,
with 15 affiliated Local Unions representing more than
35,000 members.
Mr. De La Torre joined Laborers’ Local 261 in 1985 as
a construction worker and in 1996, he became the Business
Manager for Laborers’ International Union Local
261, following in his father’s footsteps, Mario De La
Torre, former Business Manager for Laborers’ International
Union Local 261. He went on to serve as the Secretary-
Treasurer for Local 261 and the Vice President of
the Northern California District Council of Laborers.
De La Torre chairs for several organizations, including
the Northern California Laborers Pension Fund and the
Northern California Laborers Health and Welfare Fund,
the Training & Retraining Fund and as a member for the
Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee,
Dedicated to the community, Mr. De La Torre has built
strong coalitions with non-profit groups and currently
sits on the San Francisco Labor Council, Mission Housing
Development Corporation and Instituto Laboral De
La Raza. He has also been more involved in the recent
years with the A. Philip Randolph Institute specifically
with the Bayview Hunter’s Point area.
His mission has been to advance the fundamental rights
of workers by bettering salaries, health care coverage,
pension, and retirement options. He has dedicated his
career to the advancement of Labor Movement.
Inauguration Featured Speaker:
Mr. Terence M. O'Sullivan
General President of
LiUNA! – the Laborers' International Union of North
America – since January 1, 2000, presents Mr. De La
Torre at the inauguration of APRI-San Francisco Chapter’s
“Oscar De La Torre Learning Center”. He is
known as an innovator among the newest generation of
labor leaders dedicated to aggressive and sometimes radical approaches designed to increase the power of
working people in the 21st Century.
Our Wish List:
• Wall Dedication Plaque of Oscar (in metal)
• Computers
• Tables
• Chairs
• Interactive White Board
• Sky Light Shade
• Space Heaters
• Filing Cabinets
• Mezzanine for Filing and Training Repository
• Monetary Donations for Training Materials/Supplies
• Service Vehicle
• Portable Projector Screen
• High-Powered Projector
• Upgraded Printer
• Training Grants and Projects
• Tools and Workshop Kits (depending on project)
• Learning Center Trainors/Resource Speakers
• Insurances
YOUR NAME ON OUR WISH LIST!
More than anything, we want our colleagues, friends and
community to be a part of the process of developing the
Learning Center. It is where the dynamic interaction
transpires to make this project a full reality.
We anticipate an immediate budget of $50,000 reaching
a long range budget of $200,000.00 at the end of 2010
for the physical center.
SPONSORS ~ $ 10,000 and over
DONORS ~ $ 5,000 and over
CONTRIBUTORS ~ $ 2,000 and over
* donations of $ 2,000 and over will be included in
out Center’s wall plaque of sponsors
SUPPORTERS ~ any amount under $ 2,000
APRI-SF Chapter thanks TRC Solutions, Inc. and LVI
for their inauguration display of contributed computers,
tables, chairs and other equipment. |
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