Representing over 83,000 proud union electrical workers, the CSAEW, known as the California State Association of Electrical Workers, has worked tirelessly for nearly 100 years to improve the health and safety conditions for our diverse membership. You will find us on thousands of jobsites, working across hundreds of classifications – from construction electricians to high voltage linemen to sound and tele-communications to public works administration.Â
We build stronger communities and advocate for workers every day. Our Apprenticeships and community programs – like VEEP, 2nd Call and #HoMEwork – offer veterans, the formerly incarcerated, and underserved community members high quality careers with great wages and benefits.
CSAEW is part of the powerful International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) which represents 820,000 members nationwide.
We are proud of our record of achievements to advance electrical worker priorities, securely power Californian homes, and advance clean renewable energy. But we won’t stop until all workers in the electrical industry are organized with better wages and safe working conditions.
The State Building and Construction Trades Council of California is an umbrella organization representing nearly 500,000 skilled women and men from 14 affiliated crafts, including roughly 65,000 enrolled in state-of-the-art apprenticeship programs around the state. For over 100 years, the State Building Trades has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of California’s construction workers and their families by fighting for fair wages, health and retirement benefits, and safe working conditions.
The Nor Cal Carpenters Union represents over 37,000 trained crafts people. With 22 affiliated Local Unions and 4 Training Centers in our geographical jurisdiction, the Nor Cal Carpenters are one of the largest organized voices in the construction industry. We have 11 apprentice able crafts that we train in, including Carpentry, Pile Driving, Commercial Diving, Millwrights, & Scaffold Erection, all of which are heavily relevant to the Offshore Wind Industry. Our mission is to build power for our membership and create opportunities through supporting new industries on the West Coast & throughout the country.
The Nor Cal Carpenters Union is proudly affiliated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) and actively supports the goals of the UBC which include being the highest skilled crafts people in the construction industry, organizing the unorganized, leadership development, political engagement, and building to 70% Union market share.
Anchor QEA is a nationally recognized environmental firm focused on coastal and nearshore planning, science, and engineering. Our services include scientific and engineering support for marine surveys, port evaluation and redevelopment, and permitting to assist in nearshore infrastructure siting and design We also offer a full array of OW services, including support for lease bids, transport and installation modeling, capital expense and operating expense estimates, and offshore client representation. We have successfully completed comprehensive evaluations of East Coast and West Coast ports to support OW development and are currently working in roles ranging from program manager to navigational design subconsultant.
General Dynamics NASSCO has been designing and building ships in San Diego’s industrial corridor since 1960 and is the only full-service shipyard on the West Coast of the United States.
Today, General Dynamics NASSCO has locations on both the West and East Coasts. The company specializes in the design and construction of auxiliary and support ships for the U.S. Navy and oil tankers and dry cargo carriers for commercial markets. It is also a major provider of repair services for the U.S. Navy’s global force for good, with capabilities in San Diego, Norfolk, Mayport, and Bremerton.
The CADEMO floating offshore wind project, with a capacity of 60 MW, represents a pioneering leap in California's clean energy landscape. Notably, it incorporates next-generation technology, upholds environmental best practices, and offers union jobs, placing it five years ahead of projects in federal waters. Situated 2.8 miles off Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Central Coast in state waters, this cutting-edge offshore wind farm spans approximately six square miles. The CADEMO initiative serves as a crucial foundational element for California's offshore wind ambitions, offering valuable data and systematic knowledge in a relatively uncharted territory. This effort is instrumental in mitigating risks associated with the state's forthcoming gigawatt-sized offshore wind projects, marking a significant stride toward a sustainable and renewable energy future.
Prysmian Group is world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. With almost 150 years of experience, sales of over €16 billion, over 30,000 employees in over 50 countries and 108 plants, the Group is strongly positioned in high-tech markets and offers the widest possible range of products, services, technologies and know-how. It operates in the businesses of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, of special cables for applications in many different industries and of medium and low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. For the telecommunications industry, the Group manufactures cables and accessories for voice, video and data transmission, offering a comprehensive range of optical fibres, optical and copper cables and connectivity systems. Prysmian is a public company, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange in the FTSE MIB index.
For 20 years since 2003, DeTect has specialized in delivery, integration and support of advanced, proven Bird Monitoring and Mitigation systems (BMMS) for wind energy project developers, owners, operators, and environmental consultants. Used for bird and bat survey, mortality risk assessment, operational monitoring, and real-time risk mitigation for both on and offshore, over 500 systems have been delivered worldwide. DeTect’s MERLIN BMMS integrates with a wind farm’s SCADA network.
In response to the Dark Sky initiative to reduce light pollution DeTect developed the HARRIERâ„¢ Aircraft Detection Lighting Systems (ADLS) for automatic obstruction lighting activation of aviation obstructions such as wind farm turbines, high voltage transmission lines and communication towers. The HARRIER ADLS provides reliable, continuous 360-degree radar surveillance of the airspace around wind farms that require aircraft obstruction lighting from the ground level to above aircraft flight altitudes, automatically issuing signals to activate obstruction lighting when aircraft are detected at a defined outer perimeter.
