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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â Releases 811 Process Survey Results
Most Contractors Report Significant Flaws with 811 Utility Location System On November 17, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â released the results of its 811 underground utility safety and damage prevention process (811 process) survey of heavy water/wastewater, highway/bridge, telecom, gas transmission and distribution, and… Read More
November 18, 2021
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â-Backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Signed into Law
On November 15, President Biden signed the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â-backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), into law. This was all possible thanks to the efforts by °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â and its members—sending nearly 100,000 messages to Congress—to push it over the top. As… Read More
November 18, 2021
OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine/Testing Mandate on Temporary Hold
Biden Administration Expected to Challenge In response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit November 12 decision to temporarily halt (issue a stay on) the recent OSHA COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS), OSHA announced on November 17 that it “has suspended activities related… Read More
November 18, 2021
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â Challenges the Broad Application of OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine/Testing Mandate
On November 15, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â, along with industry allies, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit challenging the recent OSHA COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS). The suit highlights the many efforts the construction industry has collectively engaged in to combat COVID-19… Read More
November 18, 2021
Duty to Bargain Applies to Decisions and Effects of OSHA ETS Implementation, Says NLRB GC
On Nov. 10, the general counsel’s office of the National Labor Relations Board issued a memo expressing the position that employers have both decisional and effects bargaining obligations in relation to implementation of  OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Coronavirus… Read More
November 18, 2021
Open Shop Wages Anticipated to Increase 3.01% in 2021
According to the latest Contractor Compensation Quarterly (CCQ) published by PAS, Inc., Open Shop contractors anticipate skilled craft hourly wage increases of 3.01% in 2021 (3.21% excluding zeros). Actual increases for 2020 were 2.88% (including zeros) and 3.41% (excluding zeros). â€¦ Read More
November 18, 2021
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Assistance on Religious Accommodations
Provides Additional Information on Religious Objections to Workplace Vaccine Requirements The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted updated and expanded technical assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing questions about religious objections to employer COVID-19… Read More
November 18, 2021
Proposed Changes to Waters of the United States Released
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) released a proposal on Nov. 18, 2021, that would return to the 1980’s regulatory framework, with some changes, on Waters of the United States (WOTUS).  As previously reported in September, a district court vacated the 2020 Navigable Waters… Read More
November 18, 2021
Register Now for Dec. 14 Union Contractors Virtual Meeting
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â of America’s Union Contractors Committee will hold its next quarterly virtual meeting  on Dec. 14, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. EASTERN Standard Time.  All interested °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â members and chapter staff are invited.  The meeting is not open to nonmembers.  The agenda will include… Read More
November 18, 2021
Most Contractors Report Significant Flaws With The Nation’s 811 Utility Location System, Citing Inaccurate Locates And Slow Response Times
There are significant flaws with the current 811 utility location system according to a new survey of construction firms that perform any kind of underground excavation released by the Associated General Contractors of America today. Most contractors say that calling 811 often leads to inaccurate… Read More
November 17, 2021

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