The state Assembly completed work on three of several Building Trades-backed bills Thursday night in actions that represent a first and significant step towards California addressing its housing crisis. With the Senate having already approved them, the Assembly finalized passage on Senate Bill 2, with a 54-25 vote; on Senate Bill 3, with a 56-21 …
Organized labor scored a crushing defeat of rogue developers and contractors when the state Assembly voted by an overwhelming margin to put a stop to wage theft in the construction industry. Wednesday’s 62-15 vote in favor of Assembly Bill 1701, on the heels of last week’s passage in the state Senate, sends the bill to …
SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local 105 participated in the 38th Annual Los Angeles / Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition Solidarity Parade on Labor Day 2017.
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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 been sent to Gov. Jerry Brown. Senate Bill 418, authored by Sen. Ed Hernandez, will allow for organizing nonunion workers while easing compliance with the public works’ “skilled …
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