US House AGAIN Overwhelmingly Defeats Anti-Davis-Bacon Amendment
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reject …
Red Sox Pitcher Chris Sale is an All-Star Both On and Off the Field
The Bosox Injection website weighed in on Boston Red Sox …
CA State Building Trades Leader Robbie Hunter: Prevailing wage, project labor agreements protect living standards for construction workers
Robbie Hunter, President of the State Building and Construction Trades …
Unions are important to Missouri despite smear attempt
John Stiffler, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the St. Louis Building Trades …
Project Achievement Award Winner Announced at Plant Vogtle Site
Myron Miles, a member of Carpenters Local #238 in Augusta, …
US Labor Secretary Acosta Trumpets Building Trades Apprenticeship Training Model
As part of the White House kick-off for “Workforce Development …
LA Times Op-Ed: If residential builders pay prevailing wages it would help — not hurt — California’s housing crisis
Alex Lantsberg, a research analyst for the national nonprofit Smart …
Wisconsin Study: 53% Increase in Contracts to Out-of-State Companies Since Prevailing Wage Repeal
Wisconsin State Legislative Democrats responded to news from the Wisconsin …
NABTU and API Leaders Tout Benefits of Energy Infrastructure
Sean McGarvey, President of NABTU, and Jack Gerard, President & …
Study: Construction workers in southern US lack employment benefits
A new study has found that construction workers across the southern United States receive little to no employment benefits and have relatively low pay.
Laborers’ Union Launches Women Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program
Laborers Union helps launchPpre-Apprenticeship program for women in Northern California
Iron Workers President Dean: “Apprenticeships ensure safety for construction workers”
In a sharply-written letter to the Crain’s New York, Eric Dean, General President of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers, laid out in compelling fashion the connection between registered apprenticeship and job site safety for construction workers.
Prevailing Wage Repeal Fails in Missouri
The Missouri General Assembly on May 12th failed to approve a bill that would’ve repealed that state’s prevailing wage law.
National Poll: Most Voters Support Prevailing Wage on Public Infrastructure Projects
A new national survey shows that strong majorities of Democrats and Republicans each oppose the elimination of prevailing wage laws, which establish local-market minimum wages for different skilled crafts on government funded construction projects.
Prohibitions on PLAs enacted in Wisconsin and Missouri
Wisconsin and Missouri have become the latest states to place limits on the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on taxpayer-funded construction projects.
President Mark McManus Says United Association workers are “Ready for ‘epic’ energy, infrastructure resurgence”
In an op-ed piece published May 1st in the Washington Times, United Association President Mark McManus explains how his union is ready to meet the challenges of building out America’s energy infrastructure.
Immigrants flooded California construction. Worker pay sank. Here’s why.
The Los Angeles Times on April 22 published an illuminating article pertaining to immigration and the construction industry.
Iron Workers and Contractors Announce Paid Maternity Leave Benefit
The Iron Workers Union and the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) announced a new paid maternity leave benefit at the 2017 Iron Workers/IMPACT Conference in San Diego.
Michigan Apprenticeship Report
In late, 2016, the Michigan Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives (LMISI) released a new report that provides an overview of registered apprenticeships in Michigan
Well, Whaddya Know: Indiana GOP Leader Admits Repealing Prevailing Wage ‘Hasn’t Saved a Penny’
Republican Indiana House Assistant Majority Leader Ed Soliday (R) admitted during an April 24 forum that legislation passed in Indian to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law “hasn’t saved a penny.”
