Phoenix, AZ (June 17, 2025) – The Arizona Building & Construction Trades Council (AZBTC) is calling on state legislators and the Governor’s office to work to negotiate with the Arizona Diamondbacks to ensure HB 2704 is passed.
By coming to an agreement, the state will solidify a marque venue remains state-of-the-art, ensures our hometown team, the Arizona Diamondbacks maintain their presence and produce high quality local jobs for Arizona’s workers. While public funds must be carefully distributed, this opportunity to improve Chase fields provides a rare opportunity to improve Arizona sites, increase the number of high-quality local jobs and support a long-standing institution.
With a signed agreement in place, the Arizona Building & Construction Trades Council is excited to partner with both the Arizona Legislature and the Diamondbacks to complete a much-needed project.
With this agreement, the AZBTC is confident that:
- Arizona workers will be prioritized over out-of-state contractors.
- Apprenticeship programs will be included to train the next generation of tradespeople.
- Construction will be done under safe working conditions with fair wages.
- Arizona’s economy will benefit from keeping taxpayer-funded jobs local.
The Arizona Building & Construction Trades Council urges lawmakers to advocate for inclusion of HB 2704 in our state budget—so that Arizona’s workers, not just rich owners and developers, reap the benefits of these public investments.
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About AZBTC: The Arizona Building and Construction Trades Council has served Arizona’s construction labor unions for more than 50 years. Now representing 20,000 members, the Council works with its affiliates, labor partners and contractors to provide and continue to grow an exceptional construction labor force.