Local 323 leads new state-of-the-art facility
The Los Angeles Sentinel staff recently visited their Taste of Soul festival’s labor partner, Western States Carpenters, at their Local 323 Training Center in Carson, CA. The South L.A. carpenters are the backbone of the festival. Each year, the organization volunteers, taking on the massive task as builders and disassemblers of the annual event with over 350,000 attendees on Crenshaw Blvd.
Leading the labor partnership is Kyle Patterson, regional manager of Western States Carpenters; Wesley Crunk, president of Local 323 and Coordinator for Training Center; and Corey Crockerham, special representative for Western States Carpenters…