Summary
Union carpenters backed Bespoke, but plumbing, electrical, and sheet metal reps said the developer refused labor agreements with their crafts. The project pays prevailing wage and uses union carpenters, but commissioners pressed the developer to keep talking with the mechanical trades.
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Last discussed Apr 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Speakers said millions in construction wages could flow outside San Mateo without local workforce agreements.
Local apprentices and union families if agreements are reached.
Local union mechanical trades workers excluded from current agreements.
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