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By Robbie Hunter
President, State Building and Construction Trades Council
With Defeat of Prop. 6, We’re Ready to Meet California’s...
In decisively rejecting Proposition 6, California’s real decision-makers—the voters—again made it clear to self-serving political cynics that they will not be deceived when ...
Key Issues
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Women Work Hard Women are a small but mighty percentage of the construction workforce. Learn about efforts to recruit women...
Prevailing Wages
Ensuring that construction workers earn a wage that prevails in the local area is a way to promote local...
Project Labor Agreements
The best way to meet a community’s goals for local hire, and special outreach to veterans, the formerly incarcerated,...
Safety and Health
Construction can be a dangerous industry, but new technology, hazard abatement and good training can mean the difference for...
Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship/ MC3
Apprenticeship is the age-old method of teaching new workers the construction craft. With the loss of vocational education in...
Women Building the Nation
Right the First Time – The value of the prevailing wage
