Biography

Eddie Escoto´ Alvarez is the Business Representative of the Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council and a Laborer (LIUNA 304) groundskeeper by trade. Eddie represents over 500 public sector members throughout Alameda County, as well as overseeing council political and communications outreach and Project Labor Agreement development.

Eddie is the proud son of Mexican immigrants and was born into the union movement. His father is a 52-year-old member of IUEC, Elevator Constructors, Local 18. Eddie’s first union position came as a shop steward in the City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department when he was 21 years old. Eddie’s background in union organizing, education and politics gives him a unique perspective on how everyday issues affect workers. As national field director, and Iowa Caucus State Director for the Eric Swalwell Presidential campaign, Eddie has traveled the country seeing how anti-worker legislation has affected the collective bargaining process. Eddie worked closely with the Teamsters Local 238 to organize presidential campaign staff, which has led to union contracts for political campaign workers all over America.

Eddie graduated from Carroll College in Helena, Montana with degrees in International Relations and Political Science. In his spare time, you can find him rooting for his hometown Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland A’s or out on a trail with his pup Milo as ardent defenders of open and public lands. Eddie lives in Oakland, California with his fiancée Marcella and Milo.