A year in Labor: Hard times and high hopes
By Sheri Williams As 2024 draws to a close, it marks a year for the Sacramento Labor Movement of both
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Sacramento Valley Union Labor Bulletin
Owned and Published by the Sacramento Central Labor Council and the Sacramento-Sierra’s Building & Construction Trades Council, official councils of the AFL-CIO
Author: Labor Bulletin
Another strong year on the horizon
By Kevin FerreiraExecutive Director, Sacramento-Sierra’s BCTC Happy Holidays. As 2024 draws to a close, I am pleased to tell you
Read MoreLooking forward with solidarity and strength
By Fabrizio SassoExecutive Director, Sacramento CLC As 2024 draws to a close with anxiety and trepidation for our future, I
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Labor kicks off holiday drive to help union families
By Sheri Williams With the holiday season quickly approaching, the Sacramento Central Labor Council and its union affiliates are once
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Equal pay icon Lilly Ledbetter dies
By Sheri Williams Lilly Ledbetter, the Alabama grandmother who fought to end pay discrimination for women, died in October, leaving
Read MoreLabor 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
Read MoreLoss 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
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