Oct. 25, 2017 – After two delays, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finally put into full effect new construction standards on silica exposure that

Oct. 13, 2017 – The State Building and Construction Trades Council has finalized a five-year Project Labor Agreement with California’s biggest oil refiner, the Tesoro Corp. Monday’s deal th

Oct. 9, 2017 –  With Assembly Bill 1701 sitting on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk, State Building and Construction Trades Council President Robbie Hunter has helped make the case for signing the bi

Oct. 10, 2017 – State Building and Construction Trades Council President Robbie Hunter established a context in support of the prevailing wage in a Sacramento Bee story this week when he di

Oct. 10, 2017 – Working people across the United States received some good news last month when the Senate Appropriations Committee voted out a bill to keep federal OSHA funding for next ye

Sept 26, 2017 – Twice in one day last week, workers in New York City fell to their deaths in an epidemic that for two years has plagued high-rise construction in Manhattan. According to the New