April 7, 2015 – A State Building Trades sponsored bill to protect prevailing wage on private construction projects that receive public subsidies was approved by the full Assembly Monday, by a vo

March 10, 2015 – A new study from the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy, “West Virginia’s Prevailing Wage: Good for Business, Good for Workers” by economist Sean O&rs

March 2015 – As in many states across the country, there is a vigorous debate underway right now in our neighboring state of Nevada over whether construction workers on public projects deserve t

February 20, 2015 – While the Building Trades at this time are in a position of strength in California, having worked to elect statewide officials and legislators with a strong understanding of

January 22, 2015 – Despite the many legislative victories for working families in California the past few years, the war on workers around the country remains very much alive. Recent news report

November 18, 2014 – Driven by the desire to receive state funding for construction, charter cities across California that had previously exempted themselves from prevailing wage and apprenticesh