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Representing nearly half a million construction workers including 73,000 apprentices.

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IMPORTANT UPDATE

UNION WOMEN: STRONGER TOGETHER Conference June 3-4, 2023

The State Building & Construction Trades Council of California and the California Labor Federation are pleased to host UNION WOMEN: STRONGER TOGETHER, a conference for California union women in all industries. June 3-4, 2023 at the Sheraton Grand in Downtown Sacramento. This conference aims to unite women from all fields to celebrate and highlight the...

Through strong electoral, legislative and educational programs, the State Building Trades strives to keep work flowing, promote good wages and benefits, and ensure safe and healthy working conditions for the men and women in our industry – from apprenticeship prep and state of the art apprenticeship programs through to retirement.

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Key Issues

  • Women in Trades

    Women Work Hard Women are a small but mighty percentage of the construction workforce. Learn about efforts to recruit women... Read more

  • Prevailing Wages

    Ensuring that construction workers earn a wage that prevails in the local area is a way to promote local... Read more

  • Safety and Health

    Construction can be a dangerous industry, but new technology, hazard abatement and good training can mean the difference for... Read more

News & Updates

  • 3/20/2020

    Guidelines regarding work continuation during the COVID19 pandemic

  • 3/15/2022

    Building Trades releases new video: ETP—Supporting California Apprenticeship

  • 3/15/2022

    Bridge to a Cleaner Energy Future

  • 3/15/2022

    No on SB 467 California Can’t Afford Scott Wiener and Monique Limon

PRESIDENT'S COLUMN

Giving Your Union a Voice in the Democratic Party

Brothers & Sisters: As most of you have seen over the last two years, a subtle (sometimes loud) anti-worker voice has festered within the California Democratic Party. The issue has nothing to do with leaders within the party, many of whom come from the labor movement. Instead, the root of a lot of labor’s problems…Read more

Past Columns

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Scott Wiener – No on SB 423

Scott Weiner has big plans for California, they just don’t include you. No on SB 423.

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