About ABC of California

Associated Builders and Contractors of California (ABC of CA) is the statewide organization for the California chapters of a Merit shop construction trade association representing companies involved in building commercial, industrial, multi-family residential, and public projects.

ABC of CA is a collaboration of the four (4) ABC Chapters in California. ABC of CA represents the ABC Central California Chapter, ABC Northern California, ABC San Diego, and ABC Southern California Chapters in carrying forward a common voice on issues that impact Merit Shop Contractors and construction apprenticeships at the California Legislature and Regulatory Agencies.

We believe in the system of free enterprise. 

We believe employees and employers should have the right to determine wages and working conditions through either individual or collective bargaining, as they choose, within the boundaries of the law. 

We believe the employer must have concern for the general welfare of the employee and that there must be a fair compensation for work performed. At the same time, we believe that the employee has an obligation for satisfactory performance of assigned work. 

We support sound legislation in the areas of workers compensation, safety and unemployment compensation. 

We believe legislation that embraces fair play for employer and employee is essential to the preservation of our free enterprise system. 

We believe the law should protect the right of employees to work regardless of race, color, creed, age, sex, national origin or membership or non-membership in a labor organization. We believe work opportunities should be made available to all legal residents and we support programs toward this end. 

We oppose violence, coercion, intimidation and the denial of the rights of employees and employers. 

We believe it is incumbent upon all branches of government to be responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars and we believe that government should award contracts only to the lowest responsible bidder. We oppose unjust pressure to violate these principles. 

We believe monopolies or any kind of price or wage fixing, in either the public or private sector, are detrimental to our system of free enterprise. 

We believe the destiny of all Americans can be best served by cooperation, reconciliation and following the tenants of free enterprise and a democratic government. We believe business leaders can best preserve these tenets by becoming active in politics and civic affairs.