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Lawrence Mazzola, President
Upon graduating from high school, Mazzola entered the Local 38 apprentice program, where he spent five years learning the trade. After some time in the field, he was named Assistant Apprentice Coordinator, working closely with those in the training program, and those contractors employing them. Later, as a Local 38 Organizer and Business Agent he worked closely with Local 38 journeymen and employers, negotiating contracts, handling grievances, resolving disputes, and developing a thorough knowledge of trade unionism and Local 38's role in that struggle. Upon the death of his father, Joe Mazzola, Larry took over as Business Manager and Financial Secretary Treasurer of Local 38. In the past decade, under his leadership, Local 38 has continued to grow and prosper, and is currently in a position to face the upcoming challenges of the 21st century with renewed energy, vigor and vision. Mazzola has always stressed unity and cooperation throughout the labor movement. He is the President of the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council, and on the Executive Committee of the San Francisco Labor Council. He has worked closely with other pipe-trades unions as a vice president of the California Pipe Trades Council and a delegate to nine U.A. conventions. Earlier this year he became the first Local 38 officer named to the U.A. General Executive Committee, when he was appointed Vice-President of District 5, which covers the western U.S. He also understands the role of labor in the community. He has served as a member of the Golden Gate Bridge District, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission, and currently sits on the San Francisco Airport Commission. Representative Nancy Pelosi Honors Larry Mazzola
John O'Rouke, Vice President William Wong, Vice President Bill Wong is the Senior Field Representative for Carpenters Local Union #22 and has been a member of the Carpenters Union for nearly 25 years. Bill has been an active delegate to the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council since 1990. He worked closely with both Stan Smith and the late Stan Warren. Bill learned the importance of the labor movement at a very early age. His mother was a member of UNITE and his father a member of HERE. From his childhood in San Francisco’s Chinatown and Sunset Districts Bill can remember his father walking the picket line; he quickly came to understand the worker’s struggle for fair wages and benefits and the need for strong labor unions. After graduating from Galileo High School Bill went on to earn his AA Degree in Construction Management from San Francisco Community College. He also earned a certificate in construction estimating and project management from the University of California. In 1981 he began working as a union carpenter and quickly moved up to Superintendent and Project Manager at various jobsites throughout the city. He was then hired as an Organizer in 1984. He was the first Asian American ever hired to this position for any Carpenters local union. He spent the next few years organizing throughout Northern California and in Reno, Nevada. He was given his permanent assignment of Field Representative for Local #22 in 1989 and has been the Senior Field Representative since 2001. Bill was recently re-appointed by Mayor Newsom to serve on the San Francisco Conservation Corps Board of Directors, a position to which he had originally been appointed in 1997 by Mayor Brown. He was also recently appointed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to serve on the Citizens’ General Bond Oversight Committee. Additionally, Bill serves as a San Mateo County Planning Commissioner, a position to which he was appointed in 2003 by Mark Church of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. One of Bill’s proudest accomplishments is that he was instrumental in establishing the Asian Apprenticeship Program which helps Asian newcomers get started in the union. He was also a founding board member of Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO. Other community based organizations in which Bill is involved include the San Francisco Conservation Corps and the San Mateo County Housing Coalition.
Michael Theriault, Secretary-Treasurer
Mike was born in San Francisco and attended St. Ignatius College Prep School and Lowell High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. John's College in Santa Fe New Mexico in 1978. In 1982 he married Diana Dair, now a high school teacher in San Francisco. They have two sons, Josquin and Eugene. In 1985, Mike joined the Ironworkers Union and served his apprenticeship working on office high-rises for the Herrick Corporation. He was named, 'Outstanding Apprentice' in his graduating class in 1988. In 1999 he was hired as a full-time organizer with Local 377, working with Dan Prince and Tom Marini in that effort. During this period, the new organizing team signed dozens of new employer-contractors to collective bargaining agreements, resulting in a near doubling of the local membership. Mike acknowledged that he was happy to have contributed to the organizing program. Mike has also served as a delegate for many years to the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council representing the Ironworkers. He has served as a Council trustee for several years. Theriault has represented his local as a delegate to the San Francisco Labor Council, as well as building trades councils in San Mateo, Marin, Sonoma-Lake-Medocino and Humboldt-Del Norte counties. Mike took office on April 1, 2005. |
Current Local 38 Business Manager Larry Mazzola holds a unique place in Local 38 history—he is the first person to head the local who did not come out of one of the unions merged to form Local 38. He is truly a native son. But that scarcely captures the depth of his roots in Local 38. Mazzola literally grew up with Local 38. Many of his earliest memories are of meetings held around his father's kitchen table, discussing contracts, strategies and union politics. He learned first hand what Local 38's benefits meant to the members and their families.
Mike has been a member of the Ironworkers Union since 1985. He was appointed as Business Representative with his Local in 2001 to fill out the unexpired term of retiring Randy Oyler. He was elected in his own right to a second term in 2003. Mike has been an active participant in the Business Agents meetings for the last several years. He has worked with Stan Warren and Larry Mazzola in support of union issues at San Francisco City Hall. He has spent long evenings speaking in support of union projects at the City Planning Commission, The Board of Supervisors, The San Francisco Unified School District and the San Francisco City College Board to name a few.
