Sept. 13, 2017 – In a major victory for the State Building Trades, two contractors that lodged a legal challenge to a state law that improves safety in California’s oil refineries have droppe

Sept. 7, 2017 – If you thought that the California High Speed Rail project wasn’t much more than the subject of controversy, you need to check out all the construction that’s happening in t

Sept. 7, 2017 – With construction workers from all trades filling the gallery, the state Senate approved a bill Wednesday to end wage theft in California. The legislation still needs a conc

Sept. 7, 2017 – With the legislative session nearing its end, the State Building and Construction Trades Council has registered three victories on bills that have passed both houses and have be

Sept 6, 2017 – The state Senate today approved a bill to end wage theft in California. The bill still needs a concurrence vote from the Assembly before it goes to the desk of Gov. Jerry Bro

Forced labor, human trafficking, the construction industry, the underground economy and the need for Assembly Bill 1701 – it all came together this week in a story that played out in the Bay Are