November 13, 2014 – Reacting to the passage of State Building and Construction Trades Council sponsored bills SB 922, SB 829, and SB 7, the Fresno City Council has approved two measures to bring

November 6, 2014 – Cities across California continue to respond to the State Building and Construction Trades Council sponsored Senate Bill 7, by taking action to protect their state constructio

November 5, 2014 –  Thanks to the united, energetic efforts of local building trades councils, three different charter city ballot measures—designed to avoid paying workers on municip

October 22, 2014 – The unified, determined voices of the Building Trades and its affiliated unions that convinced the Legislature and Governor to enact Senate Bill 7 in 2013, will be bringing re

October 14, 2014 – In a recent Editorial entitled “The Right to Cheat and Maim?,” the New York Times criticized the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for insisting on the rig

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