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Valero Energy Refinery, Contractors Fined $1.75M in 2021 Union Worker Death

ENR Construction

California facility and three contractors are cited by state OSHA for multiple violations, including serious and willful infractions, in confined space asphyxiation death of laborers' union member Luis Gutierrez, 35

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citizenM Union Square to break ground in San Francisco this week

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citizenM is set to break ground on its first California hotel this week. CitizenM San Francisco Union Square, a 12-story building located at 72 Ellis Street, will be the first of three locations in the Bay Area.

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California State University Monterey Bay Otter Student Union

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Overcoming potential delays ranging from steel fabrication and permits to wildfires and the global pandemic, the three-level facility was substantially complete just two years after construction began.

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First look: Cal State San Marcos's posh student union complex

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PCL Construction is pleased to announce that it has completed the University Student Union (USU) at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM). The grand opening was marked by a ribbon-cutting event on April 15, attended by hundreds of students, community members, alumni, faculty, and staff.

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Tesla Workers Contact UAW to Unionize Auto Plant

Construction Equipment

Bloomberg.com reports workers at the Tesla auto plant in Fremont, California have contacted the United Auto Workers for support.

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Consider Collectively Bargained Workers' Compensation

Construction Business Owner

Collectively bargained workers' compensation gives building trade unions and union contractors the ability to create their own workers' comp system, tailored to their specific needs. You may have also heard of collectively bargained workers' compensation referred to as "carve outs" in the traditional workers' compensation system.

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Student center(ed): Is the student union the key to retention?

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College educators across Southern California share a common struggle: How to keep their students on campus throughout the day despite scattered class schedules and competing off-campus activities. Appropriately categorized as “commuter schools,” most community colleges do not offer on-campus student housing.

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