Court of Appeals Lifts Injunction on AB 219, Prevailing Wage Requirement is in Effect
December 20, 2016
December 20, 2016 –The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a district court’s preliminary injunction against AB 219, meaning that the law’s requirement that prevailing wage be
Despite National Uncertainty, California Building Trades Workers Still Earned Victories
December 7, 2016
December 2016 – Well, the 2016 election is now in the history books, and it certainly delivered an ominous signal to Building Trades workers and their families across this country. The nation ha
Huge Building Trades Effort Helps Defeat Prop 53
November 23, 2016
November 23, 2016 – Proposition 53, the ballot initiative that would have blocked or delayed vital infrastructure projects in California by subjecting all revenue bond funded projects great
Federal Court Upholds SB 54; SBCTC-Sponsored Refinery Safety Law
November 16, 2016
November 16, 2016 – In a decisive victory for public health and safety, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on November 15 upheld Senate Bill 54, sponsored by the Sta
Despite Preliminary Injunction, Prevailing Wage Required by AB 219 Still Needs to Be Paid
October 26, 2016
October 26, 2016 – Even though a federal district court in Los Angeles has issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the implementation of the prevailing wage requirements of Assembl
New Study Shows Value of CEQA, Proves Attacks Against it are Entirely Untrue
September 22, 2016
September 22, 2016 – A newly released study of the California Environmental Quality Act, “CEQA in the 21st Century; Environmental Quality, Economic Prosperity, and Sustainable Develop