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August 26, 2024
Â鶹ÊÓƵ& 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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The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction decreased 0.6 percent from April to May, while an index that measures contractors’ bid prices inched up by 0.1 percent, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data… Read More
June 14, 2023
Â鶹ÊÓƵsubmitted its first set of comments on a Biden administration guidance implementing a new executive order that changes the process of developing regulations (Executive Order 14094 on Modernizing Regulatory Review). The new policy would limit the business community’s access to the administration… Read More
June 8, 2023
Â鶹ÊÓƵ of America recently urged the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division to abandon or at least postpone issuance of its anticipated proposed rulemaking altering the overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Even though the COVID… Read More
June 6, 2023
On May 31, the House of Representatives passed the Â鶹ÊÓƵof America-backed debt limit agreement legislation entitled the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA). The U.S. Senate is expected to pass it shortly and President Biden to sign it into law thereafter.
The FRA includes the… Read More
June 6, 2023
Â鶹ÊÓƵof America's Jimmy Christianson explains changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process included in the debt limit deal that was signed into law on June 3, 2023. These reforms will positively impact contractors as they set time limits and streamline the federal… Read More
June 5, 2023
The construction sector added 25,000 jobs in May while the sector’s unemployment rate fell to its second lowest rate for the month and pay levels in the industry continued to rise, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of America released today.… Read More
June 2, 2023
In an eight-to-one decision issued on June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a favorable decision in a labor preemption case in which Â鶹ÊÓƵof America submitted an amicus brief. The case, Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, presented the question of whether… Read More
June 2, 2023
The purpose of this virtual, quarterly townhall is to communicate key safety and health issues and challenges, as well as discuss enforcement, regulatory, and outreach activities at the national and local levels. Open to all Â鶹ÊÓƵmembers and Chapters, the meeting also provides an opportunity for… Read More
June 1, 2023
Kevin Cannon, CSP, ARM, Senior Director of Safety, Health, & Risk Management
On May 5, 2023, the U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor reappointed Â鶹ÊÓƵof America’s Senior Director of Safety, Health, & Risk Management, Kevin Cannon, as a member of the Occupational Safety and Health… Read More
June 1, 2023
Total construction spending in April increased by 1.2 percent from March and 7.2 percent year-over-year as widespread gains in nonresidential and multifamily construction spending offset a continuing plunge in single-family homebuilding, according to an analysis today by the Associated… Read More
June 1, 2023