Rudy Gonzalez Special Guest Speaker at Building Legacy on Sept 25 in San Francisco!

BuildIT is honored to welcome Rudy Gonzalez, Secretary-Treasurer of the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council as a Special Guest Speaker at our Building Legacy event this coming Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the Hotel Zelos in downtown San San Francisco. Rudy’s impact on AEC industry throughout San Francisco, California and the West Coast has been immeasurable.

Rudy carried his first Union card at the age of 18 as a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. After serving as a shop steward, he volunteered as a member organizer and learned to campaign in the South, where he saw firsthand the struggle that workers face when they attempt to unionize under hostile conditions.

In 2008, Rudy was hired as a full-time Business Representative and Organizer for Teamsters 856. He negotiated private and public sector contracts in Northern California, rising to the rank of Director, and was elected twice as Vice President. During his time at 856, he led organizing campaigns that nearly doubled the size and strength of the local union, which now boasts 17,000 members.

In May of 2018, Rudy was selected by his peers on the San Francisco Labor Council (SFLC) Executive Committee to assist the Council as Interim Executive Director. In August of 2018, Rudy was nominated and elected unanimously by the Council delegates to a two-year term, becoming the first person of color and youngest person elected in the 125-year history of the SFLC.

Registration for the Building Legacy Event closes TODAY at 5:00 pm (Monday, September 22, 2025).

RSVP via the QR code in the graphic or here: https://buildit-building-legacy.eventbrite.com

Full event details: https://www.buildit-building-legacy.com