SFBCTC Endorsed Candidates for Nov. 5 Election
The San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council has endorsed candidates for Mayor, Board of Supervisors District 5, District Attorney and School Board for the November 5, 2019 election. The SFBCTC also backed incumbents in several citywide races that are not contested.
Residential Project in SoMa Gets the Green Light
The San Francisco Planning Commission approved plans for a 42-story, 392-unit residential tower at 95 Hawthorne Street in September. Developer Trammell Crow Residential had first proposed the project at the corner of Folsom and Hawthorne in the Transbay Transit District in 2016.
Warriors Plan Hotel Near Chase Center Project
The Golden State Warriors announced earlier this year that the team plans to build a 142-room hotel with 24 upper-floor market rate condominiums near the team's new arena at South Street and Terry A. Francois Blvd. The Chase Center area includes 11 acres surrounding the arena from Third Street to South Street to Terry Francois Boulevard to 16th Street. The project would be 160-feet tall—the current height limit for Mission Bay buildings.
Terms of a Citywide Project Labor Agreement Coming Along Slowly
Representatives of the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council (SFBCTC) are continuing to negotiate with the City of San Francisco to reach an agreement on the terms of a Citywide Project Labor Agreement for public works projects. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance in January requiring the City Administrator to negotiate with the relevant trade councils, craft and labor unions, and sign a PLA on behalf of the City by September 1, 2019.
Local Hire for Sewer Project: An Investment in People
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's (SFPUC) efforts to recruit and train local workers for its Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP) projects has gotten results, with several Bayview residents earning good union wages and benefits on the major renovation of the City's Southeast Water Treatment Plant. The SSIP work is covered by a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) with the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council that builds on the successful PLA for the SFPUC's Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) that began in 2007.
State Senate Passes AB 5
The California State Senate passed the landmark Assembly Bill 5 on September 10 on a 29 – 11 vote. Both Bay Area State Senators Jerry Hill and Scott Wiener voted for the legislation that ensures workers misclassified as independent contractors will receive the basic protections as employees as outlined in the Dynamex case.
EFFORT & OPPORTUNITY
According to data from the U. S. Department of Labor, there are significantly more women in trades professions than there were in prior decades. Since the year 2000, there are 23 percent more women working in construction nationally, 43 percent more working in transportation and materials moving and 40 percent more working in protection services.
Giants Target November Groundbreaking for Mission Rock
The San Francisco Giants are moving closer to starting construction on the massive Mission Rock project south of their ballpark on the Port of San Francisco's Seawall Lot 337. The Port chose the Giants as the master developer of the 28-acre site in 2010.