The Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County is working to get out the vote for endorsed candidates and measures in the November 4 General Election. Phone Banks and Precinct Walks for candidates and measures in Berkeley, Fremont, Oakland, and Hayward are ongoing until Election Day. Please contact Christine Garrett at 510-430-8664 x16 or …
Brooklyn Basin Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks New Era for Oakland Waterfront March 2014 Sustainable, mixed-use community to create estimated 10,000 jobs Signature Development Group and Zarsion America held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Brooklyn Basin development March 13. The Oakland-based developer and Beijing-based Zarsion Holdings Group Co. Ltd reached a deal to co-develop “a vibrant new …
The Board of Directors of the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) voted unanimously Feb. 11 to authorize the development of a Project Labor Agreement for the construction work on the Chabot Dam Seismic Upgrade project. Several dozen members of building trades unions attended the meeting to support the plan for a PLA. EBMUD’s water …
Demolition of Bay Bridge Begins Jan. 2014 Demolition of the old Bay Bridge began in November, with crews beginning the process of chipping away concrete and cutting steel on the 77 year old structure. The first phase demolition contract was awarded to a joint venture of California Engineering Contractors of Pleasanton and Silverado Contractors of …
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As we reflect on the end of the year and look forward to the new one, it becomes clear that for us here at the Building Trades and our affiliated unions, it is an active period with many trends and changes—most of which have been positive, especially when we compare with the past few years. …
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved the first ever Countywide Project Stabilization Agreement (PSA) for county construction projects at its June 11 meeting. The Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council and its affiliated unions have been working on the PSA for several years and building support from the members of the Board of …
County Board of Supervisors OKs County-wide Project Labor Agreement with Building Trades Read More »
