Organized Labor

BAC Local 3 members are skilled at safely moving
heavy stones into the proper position..

By Richard Bermack, Contributing Writer and Photographer

Marble is one of the oldest building materials, and one of the most enduring. And the union whose members work with it, Bricklayers, Tilelayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 3, is one of the oldest unions in San Francisco.

Building the Trades

The ‘Disadvantaged Worker’

By Michael Theriault, Secretary-Treasurer
Much debate over Supervisor John Avalos’s “local hire” ordinance, both before and after its passage, has dwelled on questions of race. Some “community” members have praised those who championed the ordinance as advocates of minorities and vilified those who questioned its functionality as guardians of an old, exclusionary order.
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Demo Work Begins at 680 Folsom Office Tower Rehab

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

$87 Million Redevelopment is Largest Speculative Office Project in SF Since Before ‘Great Recession’

Construction crews are completing the interior and exterior demolition work at the office tower renovation project at 680 Folsom Street. Built in the 1960s for Pacific Bell, 680 Folsom is being redesigned as a Class A office for high-tech tenants and undergoing a seismic retrofit. Plant Construction is the general contractor for the $87 million, all-union project.

8 Washington EIR Passes Planning Commission

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted to certify the Environmental Impact Report for the 8 Washington project March 22 at a joint meeting of the Planning Commission and Recreation and Parks Commission. The SFBCTC has strongly supported the project, which has been developed and refined over six years with input from the community.
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Mark Ayers Passes Away

Friday, April 27, 2012

Respected Head of Building Trades Was Labor Champion

By Mike Messina, Contributing Writer

Mark Ayers, President of the national Building and Construction Trades Department, passed away unexpectedly on April 8, Easter Sunday. He was 63 years old.

8 Washington Development Wins Key Approval

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The 8 Washington project, which will bring housing, retail and open space to the Embarcadero area won key approval from the city Planning commission on March 22. The 4-2 vote approving the project was an important step forward for the project but there are still hurdles to clear.
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Trades Headlines

US lawmakers face speed bumps on highway bill

May 8

Lawmakers met on May 8 to try to find enough compromise to pass a bill that would create or save as many as three million jobs while helping to repair the nation's crumbling and unsafe roads and bridges.

California bullet train board approves environmental studies

May 4

Certification of the final state and federal environmental reports is a critical step before the California High-Speed Rail Authority can begin to secure government permits and award construction contracts.

Bay Bridge crews work on compacting huge cable

May 1

High above the bay, on those orange catwalks that reach into the sky, ironworkers are making quick progress on the nearly mile-long cable.

House GOP Divide Holds Up Highway Projects

April 25

As a result, hundreds of thousands of construction jobs across the nation could go unfilled and road projects are likely to be delayed at a time when the U.S. unemployment rate remains at about 8.2 percent.

Sacramento still liking railyard future without Kings

April 23

Before the proposed $391 million arena became a serious possibility, Sacramento was focused on a new train and bus station.