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Construction unions urge UC to require health benefits and labor standards on campus projects
Summary
NorCal carpenters and union representatives urged the regents to adopt explicit labor standards — including required health care benefits — for contractors working on University of California projects to protect workers and taxpayers.
Representatives from Northern California construction unions told the University of California Board of Regents Health Services Committee that UC should codify labor standards requiring contractors to provide health care benefits and other protections to workers on campus projects.
"UC's own research from Berkeley shows that construction worker families are, on average, much more likely to rely on safety net…
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