BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//U.A. Local 469 - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:U.A. Local 469 X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ualocal469.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for U.A. Local 469 REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260408T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260408T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T144516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T144516Z UID:10000159-1775638800-1775685600@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Retiree Meeting (Tucson) DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/retiree-meeting-tucson-13/2026-04-08/ LOCATION:Laverna’s Coffee Shop\, 220 S. Plumer Ave.\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85719\, United States CATEGORIES:Retiree ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lavernas.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T152742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T181525Z UID:10000168-1775865600-1775951999@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:469 Fishing Tournament DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/save-the-date-469-fishing-tournament-2/ CATEGORIES:Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0081-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260414T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260414T230000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T140251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T140733Z UID:10000133-1776160800-1776207600@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Retiree Meeting (Phoenix) DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/retiree-meeting-phoenix-8/2026-04-14/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Retiree ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Resized_Resized_20240514_104645-e1743774083159.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260417T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260417T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T141912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T141912Z UID:10000145-1776448800-1776452400@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Union Meeting DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/union-meeting-12/2026-04-17/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Union Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4091-scaled-e1743772771847.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260422T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260422T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20260402T180751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T203712Z UID:10000197-1776873600-1776884400@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:WiMI Flower Arranging Workshop and Guest Speaker DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/wimi-flower-arranging-workshop-and-guest-speaker/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/flowerworkshop3_0f48c646-5aff-49f5-bbd6-d1d8d78ee58e.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260426 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T153300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T181930Z UID:10000178-1776988800-1777161599@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:2026 Apprentice Contest + Open House DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/save-the-date-apprentice-contest-3/ LOCATION:Arizona Pipe Trades Apprenticeship\, 2950 W Thomas Rd\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85017\, United States CATEGORIES:Apprentice,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-Apprentice-Contest-Promo-Slides-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T153551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T153605Z UID:10000171-1777680000-1777766399@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:INVITATION ONLY: Widow's Breakfast DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/invitation-only-widows-breakfast/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Invitation Only ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/437933171_946279040833227_6043751417977524630_n-e1743774526845.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260509T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260509T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20260205T163554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T163554Z UID:10000176-1778313600-1778342400@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:UA Local 469 Retirement Readiness Workshop DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/ua-local-469-retirement-readiness-workshop-3/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Journeyman Upgrade Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Retire-With-Dignity-469-Retirement-Readiness-Workshop-Presentation-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260511T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260511T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20260330T222714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T222714Z UID:10000195-1778518800-1778526000@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Lyra Workshop: Managing Anxiety: Tools and Support DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/lyra-managing-anxiety-2026/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Journeyman Upgrade Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Event-Feature-Image-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260512T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260512T230000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T140251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T140733Z UID:10000134-1778580000-1778626800@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Retiree Meeting (Phoenix) DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/retiree-meeting-phoenix-8/2026-05-12/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Retiree ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Resized_Resized_20240514_104645-e1743774083159.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260513T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260513T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T144516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T144516Z UID:10000160-1778662800-1778709600@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Retiree Meeting (Tucson) DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/retiree-meeting-tucson-13/2026-05-13/ LOCATION:Laverna’s Coffee Shop\, 220 S. Plumer Ave.\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85719\, United States CATEGORIES:Retiree ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lavernas.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260515T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260515T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T141912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T141912Z UID:10000146-1778868000-1778871600@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Union Meeting DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/union-meeting-12/2026-05-15/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Union Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4091-scaled-e1743772771847.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260522T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260525T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20260312T151715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T164138Z UID:10000181-1779451200-1779728400@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:CLOSED | Memorial Day DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/closed-in-observance-of-memorial-day/ CATEGORIES:Holiday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20260312T151302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T151302Z UID:10000180-1779667200-1779753599@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Memorial Day | Negotiated Holiday DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/memorial-day-negotiated-holiday-2/ CATEGORIES:Holiday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260610T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260610T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T144516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T144516Z UID:10000161-1781082000-1781128800@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Retiree Meeting (Tucson) DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/retiree-meeting-tucson-13/2026-06-10/ LOCATION:Laverna’s Coffee Shop\, 220 S. Plumer Ave.\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85719\, United States CATEGORIES:Retiree ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lavernas.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260620T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260620T100000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T141912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T141912Z UID:10000147-1781946000-1781949600@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Union Meeting DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/union-meeting-12/2026-06-20/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Union Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4091-scaled-e1743772771847.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260704 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20260312T152146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T152146Z UID:10000183-1783036800-1783123199@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Independence Day | Negotiated Holiday DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/independence-day-negotiated-holiday-2/ CATEGORIES:Holiday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260703T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260703T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20260312T152354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T162625Z UID:10000184-1783065600-1783098000@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:CLOSED | Independence Day DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/closed-in-observance-of-independence-day/ CATEGORIES:Holiday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260708T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260708T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T144516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T144516Z UID:10000162-1783501200-1783548000@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Retiree Meeting (Tucson) DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/retiree-meeting-tucson-13/2026-07-08/ LOCATION:Laverna’s Coffee Shop\, 220 S. Plumer Ave.\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85719\, United States CATEGORIES:Retiree ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lavernas.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260717T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260717T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T141912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T141912Z UID:10000148-1784311200-1784314800@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Union Meeting DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/union-meeting-12/2026-07-17/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Union Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4091-scaled-e1743772771847.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260812T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260812T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T144516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T144516Z UID:10000163-1786525200-1786572000@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Retiree Meeting (Tucson) DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/retiree-meeting-tucson-13/2026-08-12/ LOCATION:Laverna’s Coffee Shop\, 220 S. Plumer Ave.\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85719\, United States CATEGORIES:Retiree ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lavernas.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260821T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260821T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T141912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T141912Z UID:10000149-1787335200-1787338800@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Union Meeting DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/union-meeting-12/2026-08-21/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Union Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4091-scaled-e1743772771847.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260901T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260901T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20260330T222813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T223003Z UID:10000196-1788282000-1788289200@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Lyra Workshop: Suicide Prevention: Noticing & Responding DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/lyra-workshop-suicide-prevention-2026/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Journeyman Upgrade Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Event-Feature-Image-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260904T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260907T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20260312T153104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T163035Z UID:10000186-1788523200-1788800400@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:CLOSED | Labor Day DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/closed-in-observance-of-labor-day/ CATEGORIES:Holiday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260907 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260908 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20260312T152726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T155930Z UID:10000185-1788739200-1788825599@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Labor Day | Negotiated Holiday DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/labor-day-negotiated-holiday-2/ CATEGORIES:Holiday ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260908T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260908T230000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T140251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T140733Z UID:10000138-1788861600-1788908400@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Retiree Meeting (Phoenix) DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/retiree-meeting-phoenix-8/2026-09-08/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Retiree ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Resized_Resized_20240514_104645-e1743774083159.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260909T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260909T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T144516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T144516Z UID:10000164-1788944400-1788991200@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Retiree Meeting (Tucson) DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/retiree-meeting-tucson-13/2026-09-09/ LOCATION:Laverna’s Coffee Shop\, 220 S. Plumer Ave.\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85719\, United States CATEGORIES:Retiree ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lavernas.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260919T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260919T100000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T141912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T141912Z UID:10000150-1789808400-1789812000@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Union Meeting DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/union-meeting-12/2026-09-19/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Union Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4091-scaled-e1743772771847.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260926T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260926T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20260205T163719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T163719Z UID:10000177-1790409600-1790438400@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:UA Local 469 Retirement Readiness Workshop DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. URL:https://ualocal469.org/event/ua-local-469-retirement-readiness-workshop-4/ LOCATION:UA Local 469 (3109 N 24th St\, Phoenix\, AZ 85016\, United States) CATEGORIES:Journeyman Upgrade Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ualocal469.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Retire-With-Dignity-469-Retirement-Readiness-Workshop-Presentation-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261013T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261013T230000 DTSTAMP:20260404T141537 CREATED:20251229T140251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T140733Z UID:10000139-1791885600-1791932400@ualocal469.org SUMMARY:Retiree Meeting (Phoenix) DESCRIPTION:ARIZONA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media inquiries:Luke Douglas(971) 272-7150luke@thetorresfirm.com \n \n \n \n Phoenix City Council\, Tucson City Council Pass Historic Prevailing Wage Ordinances \n \n \n \n PHOENIX\, Ariz. (January 9\, 2024) – Both the Phoenix City Council and Tucson City Council passed prevailing wage ordinances today within hours of each other\, demonstrating their support for working families in the state’s two largest metro areas. “This is a great day for Phoenix and Tucson working families and sets a positive example for all of Arizona\,” said Aaron Butler President of the Arizona Building Trades. “On behalf of fifteen thousand union construction workers in this state\, I want to thank the Mayors and City Councils of both Phoenix and Tucson for enacting prevailing wage ordinances\, guaranteeing fair wages for workers on city projects. In an age of high inflation\, it’s essential that cities and counties put workers first.” “After years of conversations about prevailing wage\, the Mayors and City Councils made history with their confident and sound decisions to properly compensate the workers who continue to build our rising and expanding skylines\,” said Israel G. Torres\, a leading Arizona attorney and advocate for workers. The Phoenix City Council became the first in Arizona to pass a city prevailing wage ordinance just before 4pm MST. The measure passed 6-3 with the support of Mayor Kate Gallego and Councilmembers Betty Guardado\, Laura Pastor\, Yassamin Ansari\, Kesha Hodge Washington\, and Kevin Robinson. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the Phoenix prevailing wage ordinance will cover city-funded projects of $4 million or more. Just hours later\, the Tucson City Council led by Mayor Regina Romero unanimously passed their own city prevailing wage ordinance\, which also will take effect July 1\, 2024 for projects estimated at $2 million or more. Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz\, Kevin Dahl\, Nikki Lee\, Steve Kozachik and Richard Fimbres voted for the prevailing wage ordinance; Councilmember Paul Cunningham was absent. Prevailing wage is already the law for federally funded projects through Davis-Bacon and Related Acts\, requiring contractors working on publicly funded projects to pay all their workers\, union and nonunion\, the wage for specific worker classifications that prevail in the local area. This guarantees a family-sustaining wage for construction workers and prevents contractors from undercutting bids by using cheap\, unskilled labor. “These prevailing wage ordinances also protect workers by codifying equal pay for equal work\,” said Torres. “Women and people of color are disproportionately impacted when contractors cut corners and don’t pay workers the wages workers have earned and deserve. Prevailing wage reverses that trend. It also establishes apprenticeship programs\, which guarantees high-quality work for the cities and gives young people a path to the middle class.” Many states and cities have adopted similar policies that not only reflect the federal law but also protect workers by establishing local hire and quality training guidelines. Both the Phoenix and Tucson ordinances set the same standards that the U.S. Department of Labor has used since 1931. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes set the stage for these ordinances with her June 15\, 2023 opinion that cities have the authority to regulate minimum wages\, including the ability to require that employees of contractors on public works be paid not less than the prevailing wage. The Arizona State Building and Trades Council\, its leadership and its members from 15 affiliate unions thank Phoenix Mayor Gallego\, Tucson Mayor Romero and the city councilmembers for securing a brighter future for workers and their families. 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