Organized Labor

EXCLUSIVE: Saikat Chakrabarti, a progressive tech millionaire who is running to succeed San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi in Congress, has spent years claiming that a Maryland home is his principal residence, according to a property, mortgage & tax filings. sfstandard.com/2025/11/21/sai…

Part two in our series covering Mayor @DanielLurie’s Family Zoning Plan. orglabornews.org/news/tag/Upzon…

Bridge Work Keeps San Francisco Moving-Written By Jessica Zimmer How ironworkers, painters maintain, restore Bay Area’s many crucial spans… orglabornews.org/news/bridge-wo… #orglabornews #sftrades @TradesSf #webuildSF #sflabor

November edition is out! static1.squarespace.com/static/67ddbad…

In emergency motion, Gov. Newsom/CA ask court to issue temporary restraining order against Trump admin deployment of National Guard & Marines. “Put simply, soldiers patrolling the streets of LA have not made anyone safer, indeed the opposite is true.”

Hotel workers settled contracts covering major brands Hilton, Marriott, and Hyatt and issue warning that they remain strike-ready if other brands balk.

Merry Christmas from all of us at Organized Labor!

Rounding out 2024 with some past articles in Organized Labor: The Election Debrief sfbuildingtradescouncil.org/news/top-stori…

Remembrance, Solidarity, and Gratitude Heading Into 2025, Monthly Column by @RudyforWorkers sfbuildingtradescouncil.org/news/secretary…

Big news coming out of the @CaliforniaLabor Federation. Priority bill banning mandatory captive meetings of workers is now illegal.

Check out our recent visit to 555 Bryant where #Swinnerton Builders are delivering housing and more! Trades Put Finishing Touches on 555 Bryant Street sfbuildingtradescouncil.org/news/on-the-jo…

NABTU is proud to endorse @KamalaHarris for President of the United States of America.

Last July we worked with @andresediez to show the superiority of In-Motion-Charging trolleybuses for rapidly decarbonizing transit and develop a High Opportunity Electrification Plan for SF. @SFMTA_Muni recommitted to trolleybuses. Other agencies should learn from them.

Chief Nicholson, the 26th fire chief of the San Francisco Fire Department, announces her retirement after 30 years of dedicated service. “Chief Nicholson has been an incredible leader for the San Francisco Fire Department and is retiring with a distinguished and decades-long record of public service. She and the Department she leads have kept San Franciscans safe through the COVID pandemic and the challenges of the last few years while also helping launch groundbreaking and life-saving initiatives, like our nationally recognized Street Response Teams. Chief Nicholson has shown extraordinary leadership and dedication to our great city, and we are indebted to her for her service”, said Mayor London Breed “I am grateful for the opportunity to have served the City and County of San Francisco for over 30 years.  Today, I am announcing that I will retire at the end of August due to unforeseen medical issues. I am proud of the San Francisco Fire Department and the people that work day and night to protect our City and citizens. It has been a great privilege and honor to serve as your Fire Chief for the past five years.”- Chief Jeanine Nicholson Media availability will be announced at a later time. @LondonBreed #yoursffd

For the Second Time in Under a Year, Statehouse Democrats Deny Striking Workers Their Benefits sfbuildingtradescouncil.org/news/top-stori…

Leg introduced by San Francisco supervisor Ahsha Safaí could go a long way toward stimulating much-needed housing development, putting union pension dollars to work, and providing plenty of union construction jobs for the building trades in the City sfbuildingtradescouncil.org/news/top-stori…

The San Francisco health department is recommending people consider wearing masks again in crowded indoor spaces. REPORT: trib.al/hBNfLYR

Retooling SF’s Transfer Tax to Get Trades Back to Work sfbuildingtradescouncil.org/news/top-stori…

Strike averted at Disney.

UC Berkeley Study: PLAs Offer Superior Cost Performance in Affordable Housing Construction sfbuildingtradescouncil.org/news/top-stori…