In short, HB 1395 and SB 5565 hold a general contractor responsible for the unpaid wages of the workers of it’s subcontractors on private construction projects. By holding general contractors responsible, a GC will be more likely to choose subcontractors who operate above board.

We are asking that all Washington state carpenters email their state representative. You can find their contact information through the link below. We are including sample email language to assist. Please see the PDF for more information on this important legislation.

Sample e-mail in support of HB 1395 & SB 5565  (feel free to highlight and copy)

Find your legislator here: https://app.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder

Dear sir or madam:

Construction industry workers like myself have been dealing with the issue of wage theft for far too long. We must hold contractors accountable when they break the law, and that is why I support HB 1395 & SB 5565. 

The bill addresses the issue of Wage Theft in construction – one of the illegal practices that contractors commit to save money. Cheating contractors don’t pay worker’s compensation, benefits, unemployment insurance or the proper business taxes – both state and local. Studies show that construction workers like myself lose an average of 23% of their income to wage theft. 

This also makes it harder for those honest businesses in our communities to be able to compete. The contractors that I work for are important local businesses and they lose on work when they are underbid by these cheaters. 

Please support HB 1395 & SB 5565 and help workers and local businesses get ahead.  

Thank you, 

[Your name]

[Your city, State] 

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Seattle, WA July 11, 2016- Effective August 1, 2016 The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters and International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302 and Local 612 will re-affiliate with the Washington State Building Trades Council. This historic decision will bring nearly 24,000 union carpenters and operating engineers back under the umbrella of the Washington State Building Trades Council.

The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters is one of the largest construction unions in Washington state, and now 8 years after leaving the WA State Building Trades Council, has made a historic decision to re-affiliate.

“Lee Newgent’s leadership and focus on furthering the interests of the construction trades and his willingness to fight for job creation was critical for our decision.  The Building Trades is heading in a direction that we want to be a part of and affiliated with.” Daren Konopaski, International VP and Business Manager for IUOE, Local 302.

“We are simply stronger together,” says Ben Basom, Communications Director for the Pacific NW Regional Council of Carpenters. “When the house of labor is united, we can effect so much more positive change and make a larger positive impact on the construction industry, our communities, and working families in Washington which is the duty and obligation of the labor movement.” Continues Basom.

“The Washington State Building & Construction Trades would like to welcome the Carpenters and Operating Engineers back into our Council.  In the words of Abraham Lincoln: ‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ With all of the major crafts together in the same house we will now have a stronger voice for the entire construction industry.” Said Lee Newgent, Executive Secretary of Washington State Building Trades Council.

The Washington State Building Trades Council is headquartered in Olympia, WA and currently represents 15 construction crafts comprised of 70,000 working men and women.

The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters represents over 23,000 men and women carpenters throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska with nearly 15,000 residing in Washington State. The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters advocates for fair treatment and fair pay for all Carpenters.

The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 302 represents over 12,000 Operating Engineers in Alaska, Idaho, and Washington and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.

The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 612 represents over 2,200 Operating Engineers in Washington state, and is headquartered in Tacoma, WA.

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