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“This proposal is a wage grab of construction workers’ wages disguised in an ‘affordable housing bill,’ ” State Building and Construction Trades Council president Chris Hannan said in a letter.

In 2022, the California Conference of Carpenters defected from the State Building and Construction Trades Council and supported a less-strict version of labor standards, which lawmakers ushered into multiple bills.

These groups, notably the State Building and Construction Trades Council, have argued that any relief offered to developers should be paired with wage and other benefits for workers.

At a rally hosted earlier this month by the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, which is among the unions endorsing Cuomo despite calling for his resignation four years ago, Judith Seemungal said she only remembers his support.

The Monday night event was part of a legislative conference held by the California Federation of Labor Unions and the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, two of the most influential labor organizations in the state capital.