On Nov. 10, the general counsel鈥檚 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 (鈥淓TS鈥). Although the ETS is currently on hold, the memo is valuable for what it reveals about the office鈥檚 views on employers鈥 duty to bargain over government mandates generally.
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). These increases are across the board for all craft, contractor types, sizes, and regions of the country. WorldatWork reports 2021 actual construction increases at 3.4% for Non-exempt Hourly Non-union positions. Historically, projected numbers are slightly lower than the actual year end figure.
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澳门六合彩开奖预测 of America鈥檚 Union Contractors Committee will hold its next quarterly virtual meeting on Dec. 14, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. EASTERN Standard Time. All interested 澳门六合彩开奖预测 members and chapter staff are invited. The meeting is not open to nonmembers. The agenda will include updates from 澳门六合彩开奖预测 staff and an open discussion of labor relations developments around the country.
Congressional Democrats continue to take things out and put new things into their 澳门六合彩开奖预测-opposed human infrastructure bill鈥攆ormally titled the Build Back Better Act. But one thing remains consistent: labor provisions impacting the construction industry remain at the forefront of their agenda. The latest iteration of the bill includes numerous pro-unionizing provisions and preferences to unions through new labor enforcement and penalties.
On November 4, the White House announced that the deadline for direct federal contractors to have their employees fully vaccinated under the federal contractor vaccine mandate will be same as the new OSHA ETS: January 4, 2022. Previously, the deadline for direct federal contractors was December 8, 2021. It is important to note that federal contractors will still see the contract clause mandating vaccination in federal solicitations, new contracts, etc., as none of the other dates relevant to federal contractors have changed. As of Nov. 4, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force website has not been updated to reflect the extended deadline. However, 澳门六合彩开奖预测 expects it to be updated to reflect this announcement from the White House.
On Nov. 4, OSHA released its new COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS). The OSHA ETS will require employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested for infection on at least a weekly basis. CLICK HERE to register for the 澳门六合彩开奖预测 of America WebEd Series (at no cost to 澳门六合彩开奖预测 members) entitled: 鈥淧reparing for the OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine/Testing Mandate鈥 held Nov. 8 through Nov. 11. For more information, click 鈥淟earn More.鈥
On Nov. 4, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its long anticipated COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard (ETS). As anticipated, the ETS requires all employers with 100 or more employees to either mandate vaccinations, or encourage vaccination or weekly testing of all employees. Those who remain unvaccinated must also wear a face covering at work. 澳门六合彩开奖预测 will provide comments to this measure designed to fix its many flaws and continue to explore all other possible options to protect the construction industry from the many risks created by this measure. For 澳门六合彩开奖预测鈥檚 complete statement on the ETS release, click here.
澳门六合彩开奖预测鈥檚 2021 Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference wrapped up Oct. 15 after two days of in-person education, sharing of best practices and networking in St. Louis, MO. The conference continues to be a must-attend event for human resources and training professionals in the construction industry.
Negotiators conducting collective bargaining between January and September of this year agreed to raise construction craft workers鈥 wage and fringe benefits by an average of 2.6 percent or $1.63 during the first contract year, according to the Construction Labor Research Council鈥檚 (CLRC) latest Settlements Report. These rates are comparable with increases granted in 2020, but CLRC projects slightly higher increases for the near future.