April 2014 – The tenacious and overwhelming unity of California's Building Trades unions and workers during the past few election cycles has served us well, resulting in the elections of sta

May 2014 – Last year in this space I told of a "Tale of Two States," how Michigan workers have paid a horrible price for allowing anti-worker Republicans to capture their government, w

April 16, 2014 –  The State Allocation Board (SAB) recently allocated more than $372 million in bond funds for 105 school construction and modernization projects across 43 school districts

2012 – In 2011, Mary Battle became the first woman to be elected as Business Manager of her Local Union 891, Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons, Washington D.C. Local 891 was founded in 1864

March 2014 – California's water storage and delivery system is more than a half-century old. For decades, elected officials have ignored it, have not improved it, have not invested in it. Fo

February 26, 2014 – The California Legislature adopted bi-partisan legislation in 2013 to promote good jobs for Californians and to ensure the future skilled workforce for vital infrastructure p