Labor made the difference in this election
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC By the time you receive this issue, the election will be over—but we may
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Owned and Published by the Sacramento Central Labor Council and the Sacramento-Sierra’s Building & Construction Trades Council, official councils of the AFL-CIO
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Loss of a leader, loss of a friend
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC This week, we lost a giant in the labor movement—Bill Camp, my predecessor and
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Sacramento Labor mourns loss of an icon, Bill Camp
By Sheri Williams Bill Camp, a leader and friend to many in the union world, passed away in September, leaving
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Building Trades recruits new members at job fair
By Michael BlairPeople Working Together Building off efforts to reach more young people and future members, the Building Trades in
Read MoreA Labor Day of strength and bounty
By Kevin FerreiraExecutive Director, Sacramento-Sierra’s BCTC Happy Labor Day to the members of the Building Trades, and to all of
Read MoreVictory is within our reach
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC Happy Labor Day, and I do mean happy. For the first time in a
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AFSCME university workers continue contract fight
By Sheri Williams Thousands of AFSCME members rallied in downtown Los Angeles in August to continue the fight for a
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Labor unions back Harris-Walz ticket
By Sheri Williams Labor unions across California and the nation are lining up behind Kamala Harris and her union-member running
Read MoreNew members are our lifeblood for a bright future
By Kevin FerreiraExecutive Director, Sacramento-Sierra’s BCTC As summer begins to wind down, I want to bring a fall event to
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Unions support new rules for protections from extreme heat
By Sheri Williams With temperatures regularly topping three digits in California and across the nation, unions are applauding new state
Read MoreHigh-speed rail moves forward with union labor
By Sheri Williams In a major milestone, the entire high-speed rail route from Los Angeles to San Francisco for California’s
Read MoreWith or without United Way, we will move forward
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC For nearly 80 years, the Sacramento Central Labor Council (CLC) and the United Way
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U.S. Appeals Court upholds rights for gig-economy workers
By Sheri Williams In June, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a California law that grants employee rights
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Taxpayer Deception Act knocked off ballot
By Sheri Williams The state Supreme Court in June blocked an initiative aimed for the November ballot that would have
Read MoreGood news keeps coming
By Kevin FerreiraExecutive Director, Sacramento-Sierra’s BCTC I am pleased to report that the good news keeps coming. Recently, the Building
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