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Immigration & Customs Enforcement News [10/21/2008] - Latest ICE actions on illegal immigration link

Building Trades President Mark Ayers comments on USCIS's proposed rule changes on H-2B Visa program. [10/21/2008]

Texas Prevailing Wage Law [10/20/2008] - Chapter 2258 was amended during the 2007 legislative session. Effective September 1, 2007, all political subdivisions in the state of Texas may adopt the Federal Davis/Bacon prevailing wages and its subsuquent amendments without having to spend taxpayer dollars on the costs of conducting their own prevailing wage surveys. link

Luminant Energy Press Release [9/19/2008] - Luminant Energy files for 2 new 1,700 Megawatt Nuclear Electrical Generating Units at its Commache Peak Plant located in Glen Rose, TX link

Excelon Generation Press Release [9/4/2008] - Excelon files an application for a combined construction  and operating license for 2-1500 Megawatt Nuclear Units for Victoria,Texas. link

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of Fiscal Year 2009 [7/31/2008] - Press Release from the United States Citizenship & Immigatrion Services on the H-2B Foreign Worker Visa Program more

Nuclear Impact Study for new nuclear power plants by Excelon [7/31/2008] - A newly released report from The Perryman Group details the impact of Exelon's proposed construction and operation of a nuclear power facility on business activity in Victoria County and Texas. more

Building Trades President Mark Ayers comments on DOL's proposed rule changes on H-2B Visa program. [7/25/2008]

Welcome to the New Website for the Texas State Building Trades [11/16/2007] - The leadership and member locals of the Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council would like to welcome you to our newly designed website.  On our site you can find out a great deal of information about us and our organization. more

Welcome to The Texas State Council Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO

Thank you for visiting the web page of the Texas State Building & Construction Trades Council. The unionized construction industry is very unique, and we are proud to be the organization that leads the way when it comes to standing up for what is best for our members...and what is best for our communities.

Throughout our extremely large and diverse state, it is the members of the Texas Building Trades that create and maintain the infrastructure in the Commercial and Industrial Industries, which includes office buildings, hospitals, universities, schools, libraries, stadiums, bridges, warehouses, power generation facilities, refineries and chemical plants that make our state such a wonderful place to live and do business. It is these same members of the Building Trades that tirelessly give back to their communities by volunteering their time to organizations that make life better for those less fortunate. We go beyond the call of duty to raise the standard of living for people in our communities.

The work of the unionized construction trades speaks for itself. Our apprenticeship training programs are second to none, and no one can compete with the level of skilled craftsmanship that our journeymen bring to the job site.

Please take the time to browse our web site. Here you will be able to link to our affiliated local unions, contractors and government contacts. You will also be able to get information on Prevailing Wages, Helmets to Hard Hats, Safety and Health training, Legislative, Political Actions, H-2B Visas for Foreign Labor Applications and upcoming events being hosted by the State Council and its affiliates.

Thanks for visiting....and as always.....WE BUILD TEXAS!