06/11/2026
Good Morning Local 206 Members & Family,
About Last Night's Meeting...
Well, if you missed last night's "Special Order of Business" meeting to discuss and vote on the allocation of the $5.00 Journeyman total package increase scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2026, you missed a BIG ONE!
Below is a summary of what was discussed and the results of the vote conducted by the 152 members in attendance.
First, we reported that the California Building and Construction Trades Council has successfully negotiated a statewide labor agreement with the University of California Board of Regents. This landmark agreement means that upcoming construction projects throughout the University of California system, (including projects at University of California San Diego) will be performed under a local hire agreement that prioritizes the use of local skilled tradespeople like you!
The agreement covers administrative buildings, residence halls, medical facilities, research buildings, and other university structures. Workers performing construction under this agreement will be required to be members of, or registered with, the appropriate local union hiring hall for the trade work being performed.
This Project Labor Agreement (PLA) will help ensure that University of California projects are built by the best-trained and most highly skilled local workforce available, while also creating significant work opportunities for SMART Local 206 members for years to come.
Now for the results of the wage allocation vote,
Following a presentation and detailed explanation regarding the current status of our Health Trust, the forecast of upcoming work, and discussions held by the Trustees of our Health Trust, the members in attendance were presented with three allocation options that had been recommended by the Trustees.
A motion was made and seconded to allocate $0.55 per hour of the July 1, 2026 package increase to the Health Plan. Following the motion and second, there was a lot of discussion and many excellent questions from the membership regarding the proposed allocation and how it would impact and protect our Health Plan well into the future, while still giving every member the largest one time raise in Local 206 history!
After all questions had been addressed, a member called for the vote. The motion was approved by a majority of the members in attendance.
The following slide was presented to the membership and is now being shared with all members so that everyone can see what their new taxable wage rate will be effective July 1, 2026.
Thank you to all of the members who took the time to attend, participate in the discussion, and exercise their right to vote at last night's meeting.