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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  鶹Ƶ& 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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Construction Spending Ticks Up In September Driven By Nonresidential Construction, Despite Drop In Public-Sector Activity For The Month
  Total construction spending increased by 0.2 percent for the month of September and by 10.9 percent for the year as nonresidential construction activity now outpaces residential construction, according to an analysis the Associated General Contractors of America released today of federal… Read More
November 1, 2022
Deadline Extended for the 2023 Awards Programs: Applications Now Due by November 1!
  The deadlines to apply for a Construction Risk Partners Build America Award, Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence Award and 鶹Ƶin the Community Award have been extended to Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at midnight ET. These awards honor 鶹Ƶmembers who build the nation's most impressive… Read More
October 24, 2022
IRS Seeking Guidance on Labor Provisions for Clean Energy Tax Incentives
鶹Ƶwill provide the agency comments by the November 4 deadline on the reporting and documentation requirements of the new labor requirements. On October 5th the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced they were seeking public comments on labor provisions tied to clean energy… Read More
October 24, 2022
Dues Checkoff Provisions Survive CBA Expiration, NLRB Holds Again
The National Labor Relations Board has yet again changed its position on the question of whether an employer may unilaterally cease union dues checkoff after collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) expiration without first bargaining to impasse. In its latest decision in the Valley Hospital case,… Read More
October 21, 2022
32 States Add Construction Jobs Between August And September, And 47 States For The Year, Even As Labor Shortages Hold Back Larger Gains
  Thirty-two states added construction jobs between August and September and 47 states boosted construction employment during the past 12 months, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America today. Association officials… Read More
October 21, 2022
New Mandate Meant to Divert Funding from Roadway Construction?
On October 13, 鶹Ƶformally weighed in against a Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) one-size-fits-all proposed rule that would have the effect of delaying or halting certain road and bridge projects - including the construction of new roads and highways – forcing them to instead focus on… Read More
October 21, 2022
Supreme Court Agrees to Review NLRA Preemption Case as Requested by AGC
On October 3, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for review supported by 鶹Ƶin Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174. Ready-mix concrete supplier Glacier Northwest had asked the Court to review a Washington Supreme Court decision holding that… Read More
October 21, 2022
CLRC Report Shows Rate of Union Construction Workers' Pay Increases Continues to Grow
In its latest Settlements Report, the AGC-supported Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) advises that construction-industry collective bargaining agreements settled from January through September of 2022 provide an average increase in wages and benefits of 3.8 percent in the first contract… Read More
October 21, 2022
New Proposed Rule on Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has proposed a regulation regarding interest rate assumptions in determining a withdrawing employer’s liability to a multiemployer plan, which could have significant implications for the unionized construction industry. On October 13, the Pension… Read More
October 21, 2022
DHS Extends Form I-9 Requirement Flexibility
Effective November 1, 2022 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I‑9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to COVID‑19. This temporary guidance was… Read More
October 20, 2022

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