SF Building Trades’ 125th Anniversary Celebration a Salute to Incredible History, Continued Hard Work of Local Labor Movement

Saturday, July 16, was a warm and sun-drenched weekend afternoon — the ideal midsummer San Francisco day, really — for folks from far and wide to gather for the long-awaited 125th anniversary...

Two Housing Measures, One Decision

Competing measures designed to streamline affordable housing projects are on a collision course for the ballot in San Francisco this November.

Skilled-and-Trained Language Reshaped California Construction. We Must Keep the Momentum Going.

When Robbie Hunter, my predecessor as president of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California (SBCTC), ushered Senate Bill 54 (SB 54) through the California legislature and...

State Bill Would Streamline Affordable Housing by Nixing Skilled-and-Trained Requirements

A battle is brewing in Sacramento as the California State Senate debates a significant bill that appears to pit workers’ rights against affordable housing advocacy. Assembly Bill 2011 (a.k.a. the...

How the San Diego Building Trades Accomplished Nation’s Second-Biggest PLA

One of the first things Carol Kim did after being hired as political director of the San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council in 2016 was to immediately plant the seeds of what...

My Father, Fred Ross, Trained Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta to Organize. His Approach Can Help Us Win Today’s Fights.

With another Father’s Day come and gone, I’ve found myself thinking recently on my dad, Fred Ross, and the extent to which he influenced both me and the world.