September 12, 2014 – Governor Jerry Brown this week signed into law Assembly Bill 1522 (by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego), which requires that California workers be allowed three p

September 2014 – Our never-ending battle for a decent quality of life for workers that commenced so long ago continues on today and into the future, and as we enjoy our recent triumphs, it is wo

September 3, 2014 – The State Building and Construction Trades Council of California (SBCTC), and the 400,000 skilled construction workers it represents, earned a series of truly landmark legal

September 2, 2014 – Court Upholds SB 7 Conditions that Protect Workers in Charter Cities.  In a decisive victory for Building Trades workers, a San Diego Superior Court Judge has upheld Sta

August 15, 2014 – A widespread advocacy effort by local Building Trades unions and councils helped make the decisive difference this week as the Legislature and Governor Jerry Brown agreed on th

August 6, 2014 – The never-ending attack on working families by Republican politicians has gathered new steam recently, with a block of 10 Republican U.S. Senators from the South and Midwest int