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August 26, 2024
ѻý & 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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Webinar Playback and Q&A Document Now Available
In response to the present situation regarding the Coronavirus pandemic and the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, ѻý of America (ѻý) has recently produced several resources to assist construction employers as they consider any vaccine policies… Read More
February 8, 2021
Newly Introduced PRO Act and Congressional Efforts to Discriminate Against Certain Construction Training Programs Likely to Disrupt Ongoing Projects and Undermine Efforts to Prepare New Workers
Construction employment stagnated in January, ending eight months of recovery from the pandemic-related… Read More
February 5, 2021
On Feb. 3, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing for Michael Regan on his nomination for Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. During the hearing, Regan pledged to work with the Committee on constituent concerns surrounding air, water,… Read More
February 5, 2021
On February 2, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Pete Buttigieg to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) by an 86-13 vote. Buttigieg officially took the helm of the Department upon his swearing in by Vice President Kamala Harris on February 3. During… Read More
February 4, 2021
Attempts to Overhaul Cost-Benefit Analysis
President Biden’s “Modernizing Regulatory Review” memorandum may end up being one of the most consequential and yet underreported changes to the regulatory process. However—as ѻý has reported throughout the Biden Administration—many of these… Read More
February 4, 2021
ѻý concerned not all registered apprenticeship programs eligible for benefits
The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to approve the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, a bill that would provide nearly $4 billion to expand registered apprenticeships through grants and modify the approval… Read More
February 4, 2021
The ѻý Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA), sponsored by Willis Towers Watson, is the industry’s elite safety excellence awards program. The CSEA recognizes companies that have developed and implemented premier safety and risk control programs and showcases companies that have achieved… Read More
February 4, 2021
Measure Denies Workers Absolute Right to Secret and Fair Union Elections, Forces Them to Become the Victims of Union Disputes, Will Unleash Strikes and Disruptions that Will Kill Jobs, Hurt Recovery
ѻý of America’s chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr,… Read More
February 4, 2021
ѻý is requesting presentation proposals covering construction safety and health issues as well as those cross-over topics that would appeal to a broader audience of Safety, Health & Environmental (SH&E) professionals; for example leadership, management, training, general technologies, or… Read More
February 4, 2021
On Jan. 29, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued new guidance on protecting workers and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. Per OSHA, the guidance is not a standard or regulation, creates no new legal obligations and the… Read More
February 4, 2021