Hot Issues


Governor Signs L.A. Stadium Bill - 18,000 New Construction Jobs
Jay Hansen Elected Chair of Team California - June 18, 2009
David Sickler - New SBCTC Southern CA Regional Director
Five Union Organizers Attacked - Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Non-Union Contractor
Building Trades Issues - Information - Bulletins - News - And More ...
Apprenticeship
Apprentices Allege ABC Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Stretching School Construction Dollars - December 2, 2004
3 ABC Programs Stripped of Certification - May 20, 2004
Facts About Apprenticeship Programs in California
October is Apprenticeship Month - October 8, 2003
Ninth Circuit Hears Apprenticeship Appeal - October 13, 2003
Join the Fight to Save Apprenticeship - April 2, 2003
Helmets to Hard Hats
SBCTC Victory for Apprenticeship - February 4, 2003
Federal Court Rules Against ABC! - April 19, 2002
Major Union Victory in Santa Cruz County - April 25, 2002
Union Victory for the City of Santa Cruz - February 27, 2002
Study of Union Apprenticeship Programs - More Minority Students
California Apprenticeship Council Website
SBCTC Victory in 9th Circuit Court Apprenticeship Case - January 16, 2004
Union Appreticeship Programs
SBCTC Kicks Off Program to Slow High School Dropout Rate - March 24, 2005
Schwarzenegger Vetoes SBCTC Bill
Sprinkler Fitters #709 Accepting Appreticeship Applications - January 14 - 18, 2008
Union Activists Defeat Apprentice Pay Cut Proposal
Appointments, Awards & Recognition
Lou Franchimon Appointed to WIB
Jay Hansen Appointed to Health Care Panel Subcommittee
Lucille Palmer-Byrd Appointed to Regional Water Board - September 11, 2003
Union Members Longeuay & Washington Appointed by Gov Davis - August 4, 2003
Jerry Garner Elected Executive Secretary - August 4, 2003
Labor Candidate Appointed To Contra Costa Board of Supervisor - July 22, 2003
NAACP Honors Feere - July 22, 2003
Davis Reappoints Union Members to Apprenticeship Council - July 8, 2003
Jay Hansen Appointed to State Comp Insurance Fund - July 1, 2003
The Al Zampa Bridge - June 26, 2003
Gene Massey Appointed to State Commission - June 26, 2003
Davis Appoints Nine Union Members to Boards & Commissions - June 24, 2003
Jim Kellogg Elected SBCTC Vice President - June 9, 2003
Alarcon Named "Local Hero" - June 6, 2003
SBCTC Grant Highlighted in Business Journal - June 6, 2003
More Davis Appointments - June 5, 2003
Balgenorth Appointed to Help America Vote Act Commission - May 9, 2003
Dan Wheeler Named to California Bay-Delta Authority - May 5, 2003
More Union Members Appointed by Governor Davis - March 20, 2003
New Labor Compliance Programs Approved - February 28, 2003
Burton Receives Award - January 23, 2003
Ray Trujillo - Vice Chair - California Prison Industries Board
Dave Sickler - State Allocation Board
Balgenorth Named Vice-Chair of CA Transportation Commission - December 17, 2002
Kris Hartnett - Elected Business Manager
Governor Davis Appoints Xema Jacobson - December 9, 2002
SBCTC Grant Honored
SBCTC Awarded $581,000 Grant - May 9, 2002
Governor Davis Appoints Union Leaders - Jim Kellogg & Bob Balgenorth Named to Commissions
Bob Balgenorth Confirmed for Transportaiton Commission - May 9, 2002
More Union Members Appointed - November 6, 2003
Jay Hansen Appointed to CUCAC
Events
Battle for Davis-Bacon
Health & Safety
Focus Four
SBCTC Wins Funding for Safety Grant
Focus Four Newsletters
Training on the Focus Four Hazards - Focus on Safety Program
Focus on Safety Training Materials
BUILT - SBCTC's Tobacco Cessation Program
Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Study Seeking Participants - Phase II Veglin Clinical Trials
Mesothelioma Cancer Center
Construction Hazards Education Project
About our Training Program - General Information
How is Our Program Different?
Training Materials
Spanish Language
How many participants?
Is there a need?
What are we doing?
Want More Information?
Trainers
HUSH - Hardhats United to Save Hearing
HUSH - SBCTC Program Helps Prevent Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss Prevention Training
Noise & Hearing Conservation Solutions - 2005 Train-the-Trainer Sessions Starting Soon
Application for 2005 HUSH Train-the-Trainer
HUSH Training Dates for 2005
Building Trades Department - Health & Safety
SBCTC Receives New OSHA Grant - Focus Four Hazards
Notice of Alleged Safety or Health Hazards
Prevention of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders - from the University of Michigan
Scaffold Design & Use - DIR Notice of Proposed Modification
Study Shows Union Sector Far Safer - May 7, 2003
New Rule to Curb Diesel Soot
Legislation
Prevailing Wage - History and Information
Prevailing Wage Court Victory for SBCTC
Prevailing Wage Requirement - No Federal Law Violation
SBCTC Victory for Labor Compliance Programs
SBCTC Wins Prevailing Wage Victory
Jay Hansen Featured Speaker - Prevailing Wages & Infrastructure Needs
Carpenters' Union Oppose Prevailing Wage
Adverse Economic Impact from Repeal of PWL - Univ of Missouri
Republicans Attack Federal Prevailing Wages - July 22, 2003
Public Hearings to Support Pre-Fabrication Rulings Action Alert - May 14, 2003
Prevailing Wage Rates
What is Prevailing Wage
The Facts About Prevailing Wages - Good for the Economy
The Fight to Keep Prevailing Wages
Prevailing Wage Studies - Summaries
Prevailing Wage Laws and the California Economy - A study by Michael Reich
The History of Prevailing Wage
Davis-Bacon
Frequently Asked Questions - All About Davis-Bacon
How Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Rates are Determined
Bulletins
Decision on Prevailing Wage Law & Overlapping Scopes of Work
Victory at Salton Sea - April 17, 2003
Pennsylvania Follows California's Lead - January 2, 2003
ABC Attacks SBCTC Labor Compliance Programs - January 2, 2003
Anti-Union Bills Killed! - April 29, 2002
Letter to the Editor - Bakersfield Californian
SBCTC Answers Attack on Labor Compliance - January 27, 2003
SB 975: What It Does for Unions - April 3, 2002
SBCTC Files Amicus Brief - April 1, 2002
Precedential Public Works Decisions - Division of Labor Statistics & Research
Project Labor Agreements - PLAs
Niland Gas Turbine Plant Breaks Ground
Project Labor Agreements - An Introduction to PLA's
A Homerun for Your Community - PLA Video (7MB)
A Homerun for Your Community - Booklet About PLA's (.pdf)
3 New PLAs - June 25, 2009
PLA's - A Case for California
Facts about PLA's in the Central Valley
PLA's Help Local Workers in the Central Valley
Recent Project Labor Agreements
PLA Success Stories Continue
PLA At Mt. Diablo Unified School District a Success
Salton Sea 6 Geothermal Power Plant PLA Signed - June 19, 2003
Fourth Power Plant Opens on Time! - December 17, 2001
Colusa PLA Signed! - December 4, 2001
Los Medanos Power Plant Opens Early
PLA for San Francisco Airport - Fair & Legal
Sutter Power Plant Dedicated - August 17, 2001
Major PLA Victory in Los Angeles - August 24, 2001
PLA Victory in Vallejo! - May 4, 2001
Major Labor Victory in Sacramento! - Regional Transit Passes Tough New Standards
In Support of PLAs
What People Are Saying About PLAs
Support for PLAs Grows! - January 24, 2002
Response to Modesto Bee on UC Merced PLA - January 14, 2002
Retiree Responds to Sun-Star on UC Merced PLA - January 9, 2002
Response to Sacramento Bee on UC Merced PLA - January 4, 2002
Response to Merced Sun-Star on UC Merced PLA - December 13, 2001
Response to Santa Barbara News Press on Entrada PLA - November 15, 2001
Sierra Club Supports PLA's - July 26, 2001
Response to Eric Christen on Power PLAs - July 23, 2001
PLA's Defended in Trade Journal - July 23, 2001
Project Labor Agreement Op Ed Article - July 30, 2000
Response in Cal-Tax Digest - March 2000
Response to Business Journal on PLAs - May 3, 2001
Niland Gas Turbine Press Release
Non-PLA Power Plant - More Problems
PLA's Continued Use and Legality
U.S. District Court Opinion On PLA'S - Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Joe M. Allbaugh, et al.
Public Pressure Forces Bush to Amend PLA Executive Order
PLA Testimony - Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pension
Federal Court Voids Bush Executive Order - Huge Victory For PLAs
What People Are Saying About PLAs
Sempra Energy Signs PLA
Response to the Modesto Bee on UC Merced PLA
Union Solidarity Triumphs in Bakersfield and Walnut Creek - February 12, 2002
PLA in Contra Costa County - April 17, 2003
High Desert Power Plant Opens - April 30, 2003
Eric Christen Exposed
Landmark PSA in San Diego
PLA for Brentwood Civic Center Project - May 13, 2009
Chula Vista City Council Defeats Anti-Union Ballot Effort - ABC Beaten Again!
Resources
California Commission on Building for the 21st Century
CURE - California Unions for Reliable Energy
Guidelines for Prequalification of Contractors
IWC Construction Wage Order
Seniors In Action - Information for Seniors
SBCTC 59th Convention - February 2004
Summary of Proceedings of the SBCTC 59th Convention - February 27 & 28, 2004
Senator Joe Dunn - Address to Delegates February 27, 2004
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger - Address to Delegates
Senator John Burton - Address to Delegates February 27, 2004
Bob Balgenorth President SBCTC - Address to Delegates February 27, 2004
Gray Davis - Address to Delegates February 27, 2004
State Treasurer Phil Angelides - Address to Delegates February 27, 2004
Attorney General Bill Lockyer - Address to Delegates February 27, 2004
Art Pulaski Executive Secretary-Treasurer, CA Labor Fed - Address to Delegates February 27, 2004
Assembly Member Ken Maddox - Address to Delegates February 28, 2004
Fabian Nunez, Speaker of the Assembly - Address to Delegates February 28, 2004
Rocky Delgadillo - Address to Delegates February 28, 2004
Temporary Workers
Labor Ready Challenged on Travel Time Pay Issue - March 9, 2005
Victory Against Labor Ready - October 13, 2003
Temp Agency Bill Passes Committee! - April 24, 2002
NLRB Issues Complaint Against Labor Ready - Filing of "retaliatory" lawsuit (08/17/00)
SEC Complaint Filed Against Labor Ready, Inc - Misleading Statements (08/11/00)
Labor Ready Shareholders Demand Meeting - Want explanation of the 400 percent drop in stock value (08/04/00)
Construction Unions Turn Up the Heat - More Questions About Labor Ready
Law Suit Filed Against Temp Firm Labor Ready - Workers allege money illegally withdrawn from pay - Lindsay Barenz Building Trades Department (07/19/00)
Builidng Trades Department Files Lawsuit - August 31, 2000 - Labor Ready Delays Annual Meeting
Temporary Workers - Protecting Temporary Workers
Labor Ready, Inc - What's happening to the workers at this temp agency
Labor Ready Loses Appeal Against Building Trades Unions - Courts and Regulators Hit Temp Agency for Law-Breaking
NLRB Issues Complaint Against Labor Ready - Filing of "retaliatory" lawsuit
Building Trades Unions File SEC Complaint Against Labor Ready
Labor Ready Shareholders Demand Meeting - Want explanation for the 400 percent drop in stock value
Construction Unions Turn Up the Heat - More Questions About Labor Ready
Workers Allege Money Illegally Withdrawn From Pay - Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Temp Firm Labor Ready
Building Trades Unions Request SEC Investigation - Possible Undisclosed "Golden Parachute" at Labor Ready, Inc.
Workers Allege Money Illegally Deducted From Pay - Class-Action Lawsuits Filed in New York and California
Media Coverage of Class Action Lawsuit - October 4, 2000
Temp Workers Find Stable Work - Join a labor union
Tradesmen Intl - Lawsuit has been filed against this temp agency
Working Women's Issues
Rosie the Riveter - Then & Now
Seniors In Action - Focus on Women
Interesting Links for Working Women
Women Building California - 2003 Conference & Reception
Women Building & Protecting California 2005 Conference - Save the Date - May 14-15, 2005
May 19-20, 2007 Women's Conference - Save the Date
Archived 2002 Building Trades News Items
Bush Pushes Anti-Union Agenda - February 6, 2002
Transition Period
Governor-Elect Visits SBCTC President - November 6, 2003
Labor-Management Economic Working Group - Press Release
SBCTC Bulletins
ABC Chapters Fail to Pay Taxes - June 9, 2004
Attorney General's Opionion - No to "Piggyback" No-Bid Contracting
You Deserve Better - Flyer
CEO Bonuses Skyrocket
DAS OK's Carpenters' Raid on Plasterers' Apprenticeships - Laborers' Rep Casts Only Union Vote to Approve
Governor Must Recognize Needs of Working Californians - October 8, 2004
Governor Targets Underground Economy - January 13, 2005
Huge Victory for SBCTC - May 9, 2006
No More Piggyback Contracting - February 28, 2006
SBCTC Calls on Attorney General - Suspicious Activities of ABC
SBCTC Works to Resolve Volunteer Worker Issue
State Comp Insurance Fund Sues to Block Order
TurnKey's Collapse Creates Havoc for Schools
"Union boss" - February 2, 2006
Favorable Decision Alternative Work Week
Carpenters Union Pays Homeless Low Wages
Project Labor Agreements
PLAs and Prevailing Wages - Not a Union vs Non-Union Issue
Victory for SBCTC in Chula Vista Anti-PLA Ordinance
Irvine City Council Adopts BT Positions
HIgh Speed Rail
Obama Grants $2.25 Billion for California High Speed Rail
Building California Construction Careers - BC3
California's Water Needs - Op-ed by Dave Cogdill
Unions.org still peddling bogus credentials - ILCA Reporter
Bush's Impact on Union Members
Solidarity Works - Bush Caves
Lessons for Post-Katrina Recovery
Bush Hands the ABC Another Victory - October 14, 2004
Bush Refuses to Release Oil - May 18, 2004
Straight Talk on American Jobs - April 8, 2004
At $6 An Hour, Who Needs a Tax Cut? - March 12, 2004
Bush Supports Shift of Jobs to Other Countries - February 11, 2004
Bush's Attack on Workers - Tips to Employers on How to Avoid Paying Overtime
Bush Overtime Rules Defeated - October 9, 2003
The Looting of America - The First in a Series
Bush and the Environment
Bush Report Card - July 9, 2003
Congress Fights Bush - July 3, 2003
Bush Plan Would Take Overtime Pay from Workers - June 27, 2003
Battle for Davis-Bacon Moves to Washington DC - April 14, 2003
Corrective Lenses - Cartoon by Mark Fiore - A Look at the Economy
Zig Zag Zell Lashes Out
Oppositeland Link
Videos - View videos on a variety of topics
PSA - Project Stabilazation Agreements - Education's Best Kept Secret - 2004
A Homerun for Your Community - Project Labor Agreements - 2001
Women Can Build California - Video 2002
Apprenticeship Works! - 2003
Do You Have What It Takes? - Union Workers Tell It Like It Is - 2003
Helmets to Hardhats - Video from the Building Trades Department
Building A Century - The Past 100 Years - 2001
No Butts About It - The BUILT Video - 2001
Arnold vs the Anti-Arnold - www.sbctc.org Presents: - 2006
Arnold In His Own Words - 2006
Arnold to Unions: "Shut Up!" - 2005 No on Prop 75 Video
"W" Does California - 2001
Invading Baghdad Would Lead to a "Quagmire" - Says Cheney in '94 Video Clip
CPUC Issues Landmark Decision - December 16, 2004
Energy Commission Rejects ABC Accusations - November 1, 2004
CURE Sets The Record Straight
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources - Gives Energy Commission the Whole Story
Transportation Crisis in California
Gov. Proposes Use of Prop 42 Funds to Balance the Budget
SBCTC Welcomes Angelides to Transportation Funding Battle - January 3, 2005
California Transportation Commission - 2004 Report to the Legislature
Fund Prop 42 in 2005 - January 5, 2005
Transportation Plan
Highway/Rail/Transit Pending Project Allocations
Transportation Projects Eliminated for 2 Years - January 15, 2004
Transportation Challenges in 2004
Transportation Funding in California
California Transportation Commission - 2003 Report to the Legislature
California Transportation Commission - 2002 Report to the Legislature
Prop 42 - Use Gas Taxes for Highway Repair
Huge Victory for Prop 42 - May 7, 2003
Support Continues to Grow - May 1, 2003
Transportation Cuts - Penny-wise, Pound Foolish - April 23, 2003
Prop 42 Must Be Preserved
The Budget Accountability Act
Californians for Budget Accountability - Official Website
One Million Signatures Delivered - August 28, 2003
Budget Accountability Act - July 7, 2003
Budget Accountability Act Support Form
Budget Crisis for the State of California
Budget Accountability Act
Budget Passes - July 30, 2003
Saving Prop 42
$462 Million Saved in Transportation Funding - July 28, 2003
GOP Brinkmanship Threatens Construction Jobs - July 11, 2003
Budget Stalemate Threatens Construction Funds - July 1, 2003
Economic Terrorists Hold Budget Hostage - From the President - February 2003
Davis Listens to the Building Trades - January 6, 2003
Protect Construction Jobs Action Alert - January 3, 2003
The Babe & The Bathwater - From the President - January 2003
Boom, Bust & Beyond: The State of Working California
Charter Cities and Prevailing Wage - Historic Decision
ABC Defeated in San Diego, Again - July 11, 2008
CA Supreme Court Fails to Address Prevailing Wages for Charter Cities - December 20, 2004
Charter Cities Appeal Decision
Charter Cities Resolution Passed in Assembly & Senate - September 15, 2003
Historic Victory for Consturction Workers in Charter Cities - July 15, 2003
Superior Court Agrees on the Merits of Charter City Case - December 10, 2007
SBCTC to Appeal Vista Case - April 30, 2009
Jobs and Pay Down - CEO Pay Up - May 2, 2003
Members Only - Call your local union for user name and password
Court Dismisses Meritless Lawsuit Against SBCTC & UC ILE
Top 25 Hedge-Fund Chiefs Pocket
$14 Billion - April 25, 2007
SBCTC Kills Bill Allowing No-Bid for Portable Classrooms
Homeowners Protection Act
Legal Analysis Warns CA Property Owners - December 11, 2007
Endrose, Contribute, Sign Ballot Petition - Support Homeowners Protection Act
Union Blasts Tanker Decision
Help Needed for IBEW Member
Congress Passes Unemployment Benefits Extension
This Miracle Brought to you by America's Unions
Construction Worker Ingenuity
Bay Delta Conservation Plan Scoping Hearings - March 9, 2009
Labor Pioneer Al Gruhn Dies - March 18, 2009
Court of Appeal Rules: Workers' Rights to Sue Remain - May 6, 2009
SEIU Condemned
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Greets Building Trades

Legislation and Politics


SBCTC Legislative Advocate Jay Hansen - Honored in Capitol Lobbyist Survey
The California Budget Crisis
State Budget Passes! - February 19, 2009
State Budget Crisis - January 8, 2009
Apprenticeship Training Funds Threatened - Action Needed
Building Trades Calls for Investigation - Republicans Attempting to Swap Budget Votes
SBCTC to Legislators: Reject Worker Takeaways
Tell Your Legislators: Adopt a State Budget - Don't Sacrifice Labor Protections
Political Action - Campaigns & Voter Info
November 2004 Election
BT Members Proud of Election Effort - November 3, 2004
Real Time Election Results
Endorsements for State Senate
Endorsements for State Assembly
2004 Proposition Recommendations
Vote YES for Local Sales Tax Measures
November 2005 Special Election
Prop 73 - No Recommendation
Prop 75 Vote NO - Don't Silence Our Voice
Results for Nov 8 Special Election - Link to Secretary of State Website
Vote NO on Prop 75 Video - Arnold says, "I'm against the Unions"
Flyers & Brochures - Vote NO on Prop 75
Don't Silence Our Voice Flyer - Organization's Name must be added to flyer if it is reproduced for distribution
Moneybags Flyer - No on Prop 75
We Must Not Be Silenced Flyer - No on Prop 75
No on Prop 75 Brochure
Frequently Asked Questions About Prop 75
Don't Let Arnold Steal Your Voice
Who Is Behind Prop 75? - "Hard Right Ideologues"
Union Members' Pensions & Wages on Chopping Block - Bob Balgenorth's August 2005 Column
No on Prop 75 Coalition
Alliance for a Better California
Prop 75 - Summary
Prop 74 - Vote NO
Prop 76 - Vote NO
Prop 77 - Vote NO
Prop 78 - Vote NO
Prop 79 - Vote YES
Prop 80 - Vote YES
Endorsement Questionnaire
Members Only - Call Your Local Union for Username & Password
Register to Vote
Request an Absentee Ballot
U S Electoral College - Official Homepage
2009 Elections
2009 SBCTC Ballot Measure Endorsements
Bills Moving Through the Legislative Process
Assembly Committe Blocks Legislation - Saves Jobs - April 28, 2009
Assembly Okays SBCTC Workers' Comp Bill
SBCTC Bills Advance
Assembly Passes SBCTC Labor Compliance Bill
Assembly Approves Bill to Show Proof of Workers' Comp on Internet
Track Senate and Assembly Bills
Members Only - Call your Local Union for User Name and Password for SBCTC Endorsed Candidates
Find Your Elected Representatives - Who Represents YOU in Government
California Legislature - Link to State Senate and Assembly Information
State & Local Governments on the Net - City and County Information
Find A Law - Look for Federal & State Laws and Court Cases
California Legislative Information - Official California Legislative Updates
Federal Legislative Action Center - Congressional Contact
How a Bill Becomes Law - The life cycle of a Bill
Legislative Terms - Glossary of Legislative Lingo
Register to Vote
Absentee Ballot - The easy way to cast you ballot
Electoral College
Secret Corporate Political Gifts Harm Shareholders
SBCTC Joins Coalition for Reform of Eminent Domain Abuse
Immigration Reform Bill - Feinstein Supports the Anti-Union Bill
Key Senators Contact Information
Contact Senator Barbara Boxer
Contact Senator Dianne Feinstein
Contact Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid
Contact Senator Joe Biden
Contact Senator Hillary Clinton
Contact Senator Chris Dodd
Contact Senator Barak Obama
Immigration Bill Defeated
Immigration Bill Fatally Flawed
SBCTC Initiatives Recommendations - January 14, 2008
Nunez Should Return $4 Million
Nunez urged to return $4 million
SBCTC Bills Tightening Enforcement
Election for President
AFL-CIO BCT Department Endorses Obama
SBCTC Pushing for Renewable Energy & Green Jobs
Hilda Solis Confirmed as Secretary of Labor
SBCTC Shoots Down Anti-Worker Bill - July 9, 2009
Bankrupt Contractors Who Left Workers Holding the Bag
Budget Agreement Contains Major Cuts - July 24, 2009
California Forward
California Forward's Reform Plan
Joint Committee to Propose Reforms - Building Trades' Work Paying Off
LA Times

From the President


Report of the President to the 58th Convention - The Wilson War Years (1995 - 1999)
1995 - Legislative Session Promised to be Difficult
1996 - The War Escalates
1997 - The Tide Begins to Turn
1998 - Victory or Extinction
1999 - Great Promise for Working People
Report of the President to the 59th Convention
The Underground Economy
Trust Fund Challenges in a Bear Market
Letters to the Editor
State Prison Crisis Comes Home - Daily - February 18, 2007
Response to Orange County Register on Power-Plant Delays - October 13, 2004
Response to Sacramento Bee on CURE - September 22, 2004
Response to San Francisco Examiner on Prevailing Wages - January 10,2002
Response to Sacramento Bee on UC PLA - January 4, 2002
Response to Merced Sun-Star on UC PLA - December 13, 2001
Response to East Bay Business Times - December 10, 2001
Don't Workers Count - Op-Ed September 27, 2001
SBCTC Fights Back - National Media Prints Response - March 6, 2001
Response to Wall Street Journal - February 17, 2001
Response to Modesto Bee on UC PLA - January 14, 2001
Bob's Speeches & Presentations
Bob's Remarks to the 2008 Joint Legislative Conference - April 30, 2008
Niland Gas Turbine Plant Groundbreaking & Signing - April 20, 2007
2007 Joint Legislative Conference - April 16, 2007
Conference on Immigration & Labor - April 12, 2007
2006 Joint Legislative Conference - May 1, 2006
Testimony to Little Hoover Commission - January 26, 2005
Auto Club of Southern California - October 7, 2004
California Performance Review Commission - Pres Balgenorth's Remarks on Transportation Issues
2004 Joint Legislative Conference - April 26, 2004
SBCTC 59th Convention - February 27, 2004
Senate Budget Subcommittee - February 4, 2004
California Transportation Funding - How Bad Is It?
Labor Summit Event is Cancelled
Unions.org Provides Incorrect Information About Labor Summit
Open Letter to President Bush - Regarding Suspension of Davis-Bacon
Letter to Congressman George Miller - Thanks for Support of Davis-Bacon
BT President Supports Education Policies - Press Release
Complete Victory for SBCTC Against Unions.org - Jury Rules 12-0
Capitol Weekly Commentary by Bob Balgenorth - July 26, 2007
Obama Boosts Building Trades - March 19, 2009
Monthly Columns from the President
Obama Rightly Focuses on Creating Jobs Republicans Want Failure - February 2010
Jerry Brown is the Building Trades' Clear Choice for Governor - January 2010
2009 Monthly Columns
Republican Obstructionists Delay State Budget - January, 2009
Obama Off to Strong Start - February, 2009
Building Trades Do Well in State Budget - March 2009
New Sheriff in Town - April, 2009
Approval of Measures Necessary to Keep CA Working - May, 2009
Does CA Really Need a Constitutional Convention? - June, 2009
California Forward Has Bold Plans - July, 2009
California Finally Has a Budget - August, 2009
Reforming California's Broken Government - September, 2009
Clean Energy, Clean Air, New Construction - October, 2009
Legislature Agrees to $11.1 Billion Water Bond - November, 2009
Another Big Budget Deficit - December, 2009
2008 Monthly Columns
January, 2008 - New Environmental Law Will Change Construction Forever
February, 2008 - What Bush's State of the Union Should Have Been
March, 2008 - Prop 98
April, 2008 - McCain Spin Train
May, 2008 - Intelligent Green Investment May Hold Key to Education Reform
June, 2008 - McCain: AWOL in Defense of Working Families
July, 2008 - Bush-McCain Tax Scheme - Great for the Rich
August, 2008 - Redistricting Power Grab
September, 2008 - Obama vs McCain - The Choice is Yours
October, 2008 - The Republican Economy
November, 2008 - SBCTC Unions Help Produce Election Victory
December, 2008 - Election Signals Coming Boom for Green Building
2007 Monthly Columns
January, 2007 - Election Sends Bush Policies Down a Bumpy Road
February, 2007 - Global Warming is Real
March, 2007 - Electoral Changes Provide Opportunities
April, 2007 - Congressional Democrats Credit SBCTC Unions for 2006 Wins
May, 2007 - Wanted: A Practical, Farsighted Water Policy For the Sacramento Delta
June, 2007 - SBCTC Legislation to Protect Homes From Seizure
July, 2007 - SBCTC Goes to Court to Defend Prevailing Wages From Charter City Attack
August, 2007 - What's wrong with this picture?
September, 2007 - Three Governors Agree
October, 2007 - Water Bond Must Tackle Environmental Issues
November, 2007 - GOP Electoral Vote Scheme
December, 2007 - Schools Need More Tech Ed
2006 Monthly Columns
January 2006 - Infrastructure Investment Plans
February 2006 - DUHbya Does It Again
March 2006 - Labor Unites Behind Angelides
April 2006 - 9/11 Spurs Disaster Cleanup Training
May 2006 - Angelides Builds Up Steam
June 2006 - Don't Let Arnold Change Califoria to Bush-afornia
July 2006 - Arnold's One Scared Son-of-a-Bush
August 2006 - Arnold & Dubya - Labor Bashing Brothers
September 2006 - Arnold Tries to Spin the Facts
October 2006 - Arnold/Bush Team Trying to "Swift-Boat" Angelides
November 2006 - Carpenters' Raid - Labor Headed for Civil War
December 2006 - UNITE HERE Shows Meaning of Solidarity
2005 Monthly Columns
January, 2005 - Fund Transportation or Program Will Shut Down
February, 2005 - Bush's Budget Plan
March, 2005 - Governor's Ballot Proposals - Reform Plan or Bad Act
April, 2005 - SBCTC Reaches Out to High School Students
August, 2005 - Union Members' Pensions & Wages on Chopping Block
September, 2005 - Schwarzenegger: Governor of All the People?
October 2005 - Don't Let Arnold Steal Your Voice
November 2005 - Get Out The Brooms; Arnold Was Swept Out
December 2005 - SBCTC Executive Board Endorses Angelides
2003 - 2004 Monthly Columns
The Babe & The Bathwater - January 2003
Budget Gridlock - Economic Terrorists Hold Budget Hostage - February 2003
Fighting for the Soul of America - March 2003
"Badges? We Don't Need No Stinking Badges" - April 2003
There's No Greed Like Corporate Greed - May 2003
America in the Spotlight - June 2003
A Bad Mix - July 2003
The Recall: A Perversion of Democracy - August 2003
Corporate Corruption Rages Again - September 2003
The Dismal Jobs Record of George W. Bush
Tax Cuts for the Rich While Domestic Programs Slashed
Building Trades Working to Restore Funding for Transportation
2002 Monthly Columns
2001: What a Year This Has Been! - January 2002
The Real Bush Returns... - February 2002
It's Still the Economy ... - March 2002
Solidarity Now - May 2002
The Battle Over Apprenticeship - July 2002
What a difference a year makes! - September 2002
The California Deficit & The Building Trades - December 2002
2001Monthly Columns
Labor Day 2001 - A Great Year for Construction Workers
September 2001 - Major PLA Victories
August 2001 - Politics is the Art of the Possible
July 2001 - FERC Folds ( a little)..the Campaign Continues!
June 2001 - SBCTC Continues PLA Campaign by Launching New FERC Initiative
May 2001 - Bush is FERCing California!
April 2001 - Unity Now!
March 7, 2001 - The Honeymoon is Over
February 2001 - Deregulated Power Industry Fails
2000 Monthly Columns
December 2000 - A New Era Begins
November 2000 - Building Trades Members Deliver in California
October 2000 - Meeting Expectations on Election Day
September 2000 - Responsibility Equals Registration
August 2000 - Election Day - The True Labor Day
July 2000 - Women Build Foundation for Leadership
June 2000 - Time to Gear Up
May 2000 - Apprenticeship
April 2000 - Project Labor Agreements Under Attack
March 2000 - California Voters Could Change Congress
The Looting of America
Bush's Tax Flim-Flam - The Looting of America - Revisited
The Looting of America #1 in the Series - October 3, 2003
The Looting of America #2 in the Series - November 16, 2003

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