De La Torre Appointed to LiUNA General Executive Board

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

WASHINGTON D.C. - Northern California District Council Business Manager Oscar De La Torre Appointed Vice President, Joins General Executive Board
Oscar De La Torre, Business Manager of the Northern California District Council of Laborers, has been appointed to LIUNA’s
General Executive Board to fill the position of VicePresident-at-Large.

De La Torre is a third-generation Laborer who first joined LIUNA in
1985 as a construction laborer and member of Local Union 261 in San
Francisco. De La Torre served as Secretary-Treasurer and Business
Manager of Local 261. In 2009, he was elected Business Manager of the
Northern California District Council of Laborers, a position he will
continue to hold as he serves on the General Executive Board.

“The service, dedication and commitment Oscar has shown to his
Local Union and the Northern California District Council of Laborers
will benefit all of LIUNA,” said General President
O’Sullivan. “He has strengthened a foundation built over
generations and is a true asset to our union.”

During his career, De La Torre has built strong coalitions with
non-profit groups and currently serves on the board of the San
Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, the Mission Housing
Development Corporation and the Instituto Laboral De La Raza.  De La
Torre also serves LIUNA through his work on the boards of the Northern
California Laborers Pension Fund, the Northern California Laborers
Health and Welfare Fund, and the Training & Retraining Fund and
the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee.

De La Torre called his appointment a “profound honor” and
said, “I look forward to working to make LIUNA even stronger and
to creating more opportunities for the men and women we
represent.”