Victory with the City of Stockton

Over 100 Union members, including 16 members from DC 16, came together on Tuesday August 20, as we won a 6-1 vote to renew our Community Workforce Training Agreement with the City of Stockton. Despite notable opposition from anti-union folks, we sent a clear message that this agreement is important to the people of Stockton and came out on top. Behind the scenes, this was a tough battle in negotiations and securing votes, but ultimately our allies on the City Council came through and our presence and speakers won over all the neutrals. Great organizing by our Building Trades and a big thank you to the members who showed up to show support. When we fight, we win.

Victory at the Port of Stockton

 On Monday, after months of San Joaquin Building Trades organizing, the Port of Stockton unanimously approved the BayoTech Hydrogen Hub at the Port of Stockton. The PLA project will guarantee more work hours for our members and faced opposition throughout the process. 

How we get these agreements

These agreements don’t just happen, the elected officials that make these decisions have to have our best interest in mind. The 6 yes votes to renew then City of Stockton Community Workforce Training Agreement, voted for the best interest of the of the working people of the City of Stockton. We have a big election year upon us so we need to make sure that we have elected officials that will continue to do the same. We will be interviewing political candidates in the coming weeks to find out who we believe will back us when it comes to these agreements. If we will be bringing this information to the Local Union meetings to get endorsements for candidates that back labor. We need to pay attention to local politics because these elected officials make decisions that affect directly every day. Stay tuned for more information on endorsed candidates.