ABC: Government-Registered Apprenticeship System Alone Won’t Solve Construction Labor Shortage
By Associated Builders and Contractors | Originally posted on apnews.com WASHINGTON, May 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — It would take 12 years for federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs to educate the more than half a million workers the construction industry needs to hire in 2023, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of recently […]
Republican Goodrich announces run for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District
By Kokomo Tribune, Ind. | Originally posted on yahoo.com May 7—Chuck Goodrich, currently a state representative and president and CEO of Gaylor Electric, is running for Indiana’s Fifth Congressional District. Goodrich, who represent the state’s 29th House district, announced is candidacy for the Republican nomination Friday at the Mill Top Banquet & Conference Center in Noblesville. […]
Construction Career Fair Hopes to Pique Interest Among High Schoolers
By Kent Pierce | Originally posted on wtnh.com SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — The construction industry is desperate for new workers. That’s why the Connecticut chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors held a construction career fair for hundreds of high school students in Wallingford Wednesday. The idea is to get them interested in construction trades […]
High School Students Get Hands-On Construction Career Day
By Jennifer Joas | Originally posted on nbcconnecticut.com High school aged students from across Connecticut were invited to a hands-on career expo highlighting construction jobs. Associated Builders and Contractors hosted a career expo to entice high school aged students to consider a range of construction jobs across the state. “There’s a critical shortage of skilled trades […]
VIDEO: Equipment Training Program Expands in Indiana
By Frank Raczon | Originally posted on ConstructionEquipment.com The Prosser Career Education Center in New Albany, Indiana, is expanding its Heavy Equipment Operator Program. The education center is partnering with Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and MAC Construction to build a new facility to better facilitate learning for the student. The program is one of […]
ABC Announces the 2023 National Craft Champions
By Contractor Magazine | Originally posted on www.contractormag.com The 34th annual competition showcased the skills and expertise of nearly 200 of the nation’s top-performing craft professionals. WASHINGTON, DC — Associated Builders and Contractors has announced the winners of the 2023 National Craft Championships. The winners were honored at ABC’s Careers in Construction Awards ceremony during […]
In More Than Half of US States, at Least 90% of the Construction Workforce Does Not Belong to a Union
By Construction Citizen | Originally posted on ConstructionCitizen.com According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of 2022 state union membership data published recently by UnionStats.com, at least 9 out of 10 construction workers in private industry do not belong to a union in 26 states, up from 24 states in 2021. Nationwide, a record 88.3% of construction […]
GOP senators see Biden’s Labor pick as too friendly with unions
By Jacob Bogage | Originally posted on WashingtonPost.com At Julie Su’s confirmation hearing, Republican lawmakers accused her of favoring organized labor groups over employers. President Biden’s nominee for labor secretary appears to face an uphill battle for confirmation, with Republican lawmakers at a confirmation hearing Thursday accusing her of being overly sympathetic to unions. “As […]
Can A Divided Congress Reach A Debt Ceiling Deal?
By David Marcus | Originally posted on radio.foxnews.com It’s been over 80 days since President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have met to discuss the debt ceiling, as the President and his top advisors continue refusing to negotiate on a debt ceiling increase. Though McCarthy has not come forward with the clean proposal the […]
Construction Job Openings Surge by 82,000 in December
By contractormag.com | Originally posted on contractormag.com WASHINGTON, DC — The construction industry had 413,000 job openings in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer […]