UA Local 38, Plumbers & Pipefitters

A message from UA General President Mark McManus regarding Biden administration and the Keystone Pipeline. https://www.youtube.com/watch

This week saw another milestone in the construction of the new Local 38 Union Hall with the hoisting of the final steel beam. Local 38 Business Manager Larry Mazzola Jr. was on hand to sign the final beam along with Business Agents Bill Blackwell, John Chiarenza, RJ Ferrari, and John Corso.

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, a fighter for equality, justice and human rights, who understood the importance of labor.

A recent study of more than 730,000 COVID-19 tests found that construction workers had the highest positivity rates for asymptomatic cases of any occupation, including healthcare staff, first responders, correctional personnel, elderly care workers, grocery store workers and food service employees. The study was conducted in Los Angeles between August and October showed construction workers had a positivity rate of 5.7% for individuals who were asymptomatic, and 10.1% for those with symptoms, according to the study. The attached flyer has been prepared by the City of San Francisco, in cooperation with the San Francisco Builidng and Construction Trades Council (SFBCTC) to assist construction workers in slowing the spread of the pandemic.

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The New York Times has just joined with labor and workers' organizations throughout the state opposing Proposition 22. Click here, https://www.nytimes.com//california-prop-22-uber-lyft.html, to read their NO on Prop. 22 endorsement. Local 38's Committee on Political Education (COPE) urges a NO vote on Proposition 22.

Local 38, the San Francisco Builidng and Construction Trades Council (SFBCTC) and the San Francisco Central Labor Council (SFCLC) climbed aboard the Local 38 cable car and hit the campaign trail this last weekend. The group included 11th District Supervisor Asha Safai, Local 38 Business Managers and SFBCTC President Larry Mazzola, Jr., IBEW Business Manager and SFBCTC Vice-President John Doherty, SFBCTC Secretary Treasurer Tim Paulson, SFCLC Secretary Treasurer Rudy Gonzalez and Local 38 Organizer Tony Guzzetta. VOTE FOR LABOR BACKED CANDIDATES NOV. 3

Do you, your friends, or your family vote in Lake County? Please vote for our UA Local 38 endorsed candidates and Statewide Ballot Measures! Our full endorsement list can be found in September’s issue of Pipelines, and we’ll be posting our endorsements on social media over the coming days. DM if you have specific questions about your district! #Election2020 #CApolitics #SFLabor #UnionStrong #SanFranciscoLaborCouncil #Pipelines #unitedassociation #Plumbers #Pipefitters #hvacr #sanfrancisco #buildingtrades #constructionlife #sonoma #mendocino #marin #lake #SFBuildingTrades #calaborfed #aflcio #endorsements #northbay #lakecounty #kelseyville

#Repost @californialabor The choice is clear. Stop the Uber and Lyft power grab. Vote NO on Prop 22 #NoOnProp22 #SickofGigGreed

Shout out to our North Bay members in Sonoma County! Be sure to vote for our UA Local 38 endorsed candidates and ballot measures. Our full endorsement list can be found in September’s issue of Pipelines, and we’ll be posting our endorsements on social media over the coming days. DM if you have specific questions about your district! Pictured: endorsements for Sonoma County Board of Education, and recommendations for the cities of Santa Rosa, Sonoma, Petaluma, Rohnert Park,... Cotati, Windsor, & Healdsburg. #Election2020 #CApolitics #SFLabor #UnionStrong #SanFranciscoLaborCouncil #Pipelines #unitedassociation #Plumbers #Pipefitters #hvacr #sanfrancisco #buildingtrades #constructionlife #sonoma #mendocino #marin #lake #SFBuildingTrades #calaborfed #aflcio #endorsements #northbay #santarosa #windsorcalifornia #petaluma #cotati #healdsburg #rohnertpark

Do you live in San Francisco? Ballots should be arriving any day now! Be sure to vote for our UA Local 38 endorsed candidates and ballot measures. Our full endorsement list can be found in September’s issue of Pipelines, and we’ll be posting our endorsements on social media over the coming days. DM if you have specific questions about your district! #Election2020 #CApolitics #SFLabor #UnionStrong #SanFranciscoLaborCouncil #Pipelines #unitedassociation #Plumbers #Pipefitters #hvacr #sanfrancisco #buildingtrades #constructionlife #sonoma #mendocino #marin #lake #SFBuildingTrades #calaborfed #aflcio #endorsements #SF #SFBoardofsupervisors #SFSchoolBoard #SFballotmeasures #SF

Ballots drop this week! Be sure to vote for our UA Local 38 endorsed candidates and ballot measures. Our full endorsement list can be found in the September issue of Pipelines, and we’ll be posting our endorsements on social media over the coming days. DM if you have specific questions about your district! #Election2020 #CApolitics #SFLabor #UnionStrong #SanFranciscoLaborCouncil #Pipelines #unitedassociation #Plumbers #Pipefitters #hvacr #sanfrancisco #buildingtrades #constructionlife #sonoma #mendocino #marin #lake #SFBuildingTrades #calaborfed #aflcio #endorsements #ballotmeasures #CAassembly #CAsenate #yeson15 #noon22 #yeson16

#Repost @californialabor Uber, Lyft & Doordash are spending $184,000,000 to prevent their drivers from being considered employees, exempting them from basic protections like healthcare, unemployment insurance & a living wage. Vote #NoOnProp22 to protect gig workers from exploitation. Image description: Meme image of someone using two fingers on the same hand to operate two different kinds of soda from a fast food soda dispenser, with the streams going into one cup. One button is "Exploiting Gig Workers", one "Cheating Taxpayers", the cup is "Prop 22".

The stakes for this election are too high to sit on the sidelines. Working families need relief, and only one candidate in this race has a track record of supporting workers. Hint: it’s not the current President who has consistently undermined unions and workers over the last 3 years. Local 38 endorsements were announced in September Pipelines, and will be posted on social media in the coming days. Join your union brothers and sisters in voting for Joe Biden and Kamala Harr...is for POTUS & VPOTUS. #Election2020 #CApolitics #SFLabor #UnionStrong #SanFranciscoLaborCouncil #Pipelines #unitedassociation #Plumbers #Pipefitters #hvacr #sanfrancisco #buildingtrades #constructionlife #sonoma #mendocino #marin #lake #SFBuildingTrades #calaborfed #aflcio #endorsements #president #biden #harris #kamalaharris #joebiden #ksquad #voteblue #voteunion #potus

Ballots drop next week! Be sure to vote for our UA Local 38 endorsed candidates. Our full endorsement list can be found in this month’s issue of Pipelines, and we’ll be posting our endorsements on social media over the coming days. PM if you have specific questions about your district! #Election2020 #CApolitics #SFLabor #UnionStrong #SanFranciscoLaborCouncil #Pipelines #unitedassociation #Plumbers #Pipefitters #hvacr #sanfrancisco #buildingtrades #constructionlife #sonoma #mendocino #marin #lake #SFBuildingTrades #calaborfed #aflcio #endorsements #congress #houseofrepresentatives #nancypelosi #barbaralee #swalwell #rokhanna #joshharder #tjcox #bluewave

Governor Gavin Newsom will provide an update on the state’s response to wildfires and the #COVID19 pandemic.

ICYMI: Did you get a chance to check out this story on the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in our August issue of Pipeline?! Picture 1/2: PGA Championship Cup Winner Collin Morikawa and the TPC Harding Park Municipal Golf Course Maintenance Crew Sunday.... Picture 2/2: TPC Harding Superintendent of Golf Kevin Teahan (Left) and TPC Harding Plumber & UA Local 38 Executive Board Member Kevin Carlomagno at the PGA Championship. PGA Staff complimented Local 38 members for how impeccable the grounds were for the event. #Pipelines #unitedassociation #Plumbers #Pipefitters #hvac #unionstrong #union #cityworkers #sanfrancisco #buildingtrades #constructionlife #unionhall #marketstreet #SFBuildingTrades #SFLaborCouncil #SkilledTrades #PipeTrades #maintenance #golf #PGA #TPCHarding #HardingPark #PGAChampionship #CollinMorikawa #TigerWoods #DustinJohnson #PhilMickelson #Major