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New Survey Shows How Nation鈥檚 Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  乌鸦传媒 & 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鈥檚 failure to invest in construction鈥 Read More

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Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Litigation Continues
乌鸦传媒鈥檚 lawsuit against the federal vaccine mandate is fast-tracked, as a nationwide halt to the mandate鈥檚 implementation is limited by another court. 乌鸦传媒 of America鈥檚 Construction Advocacy Fund-backed lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging the鈥 Read More
September 6, 2022
Construction Industry Adds 16,000 Jobs In August But Nonresidential Contractors Struggle To Fill Slots Amid 3.9 Percent Unemployment Rate
Construction firms added 16,000 jobs in August, according to an analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said their newly released survey, conducted with Autodesk, showed contractors are eager to hire more employees鈥 Read More
September 2, 2022
Construction Spending Slips In July As Sharp Downturn In Homebuilding Outweighs Advances In Private Nonresidential And Public Projects
Total construction spending decreased by 0.4 percent in July as spending on new houses and apartments tumbled, overshadowing a pickup in private nonresidential and public construction, according to an analysis the Associated General Contractors of America released today of federal spending data.鈥 Read More
September 1, 2022
Construction Employment Increases In 250 Of 358 Metro Areas Between July 2021 And 2022 But Contractors Report Difficulty Finding Workers
Construction employment increased in 250 or 70 percent of 358 metro areas between July 2021 and July 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. But association officials cautioned that most construction firms report they are鈥 Read More
August 29, 2022
Construction Workforce Shortages Risk Undermining Infrastructure Projects As Most Contractors Struggle To Fill Open Positions
  91 Percent of Construction Firms Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Driving Up Costs and Project Delays, New Survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and Autodesk Finds Construction workforce shortages are affecting nearly all construction firms, undermining the鈥 Read More
August 29, 2022
Has OSHA Inspected YOUR Jobsite for Heat-Related Hazards?
On April 8, the Department of Labor (DOL) / Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the first-ever national emphasis program (NEP) on heat-related hazards in the workplace would go into effect immediately.  The NEP set a goal for the agency to double the number of鈥 Read More
August 25, 2022
Take Action to Oppose Mandatory PLAs on Federal Projects
The Biden administration just issued a proposed regulation mandating that every general contractor and subcontractor engage in negotiation or agree to project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more with limited exceptions. WHY IT MATTERS: The鈥 Read More
August 24, 2022
Registration Open for Sept. 13 Union Contractors Committee Meeting
乌鸦传媒 of America鈥檚 Union Contractors Committee will hold its next quarterly virtual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. EASTERN Daylight Time.  All 乌鸦传媒 members and chapter staff are invited. The meeting is not open to nonmembers. The agenda will include updates from 乌鸦传媒 staff鈥 Read More
August 24, 2022
Circuit Court Again Overturns NLRB Decision in Browning Ferris Joint Employer Case
In the latest installment of protracted litigation involving Browning-Ferris Industries (鈥淏FI鈥) and the appropriate standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 29 vacated a National鈥 Read More
August 24, 2022
乌鸦传媒 to Host a Conversation on OFCCP's Order to Disclose EEO-1 Data
In light of the 30-day window that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is offering federal contractors to object to a disclosure of EEO-1 reports, 乌鸦传媒 of America will host an informal conversation with Alissa Horvitz of the law firm Roffman Horvitz on Tuesday,鈥 Read More
August 24, 2022

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