Court Strikes Down PLA Requirements for Some Federal Projects
By Austin Keating | Originally posted on achrnews.com A U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruling has invalidated specific project labor agreement mandates from the Biden administration for federal construction projects over $35 million, marking a victory for industry groups that challenged these requirements. While the decision affects federal contracts, cities and blue states nationwide are […]
Court rules Biden’s Project Labor Agreement Policy is illegal
By Dakota Smith | Originally posted on woodworkingnetwork.com WASHINGTON — Associated Builders and Contractors have reported on a decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that rules in favor of ABC members that challenged former President Joe Biden’s controversial policy requiring project labor agreements on federal construction projects of $35 million or more. Judge Ryan T. Holte’s […]
Construction industry adds 10,000 jobs in November
By Ethan Duran | Originally posted on finance-commerce.com The construction industry added roughly 10,000 jobs last month and experts said industry jobs were outpacing the general economy. That’s from an analysis by the Associated Builders and Contractors using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industry employment has risen by 211,000 jobs compared to […]
Registered apprentice programs can’t keep up with demand for new labor
By Zachary Phillips | Originally posted on constructiondive.com The U.S. has invested heavily in registered apprenticeships in a range of industries and as a primary method of growing the construction workforce. But the number of workers those programs produce are far from what the industry needs, according to a new report. In 2024, the federal […]
Backlog holds steady as contractors eye private construction rebound
By Sebastian Obando | Originally posted on constructiondive.com Dive Brief: Construction backlog held steady at 8.4 months in November, reflecting resilience in the pipeline amid ongoing economic uncertainty, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted from Nov. 20 to Dec. 3. Contractors expect a rebound in privately financed projects, buoyed by optimism surrounding potential […]
Manchin, Sinema prevent Democrats from locking in majority on labor board through 2026
By Matt Brown | Originally posted on apnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats failed Wednesday to confirm a Democratic member of the National Labor Relations Board after independent Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema opposed the nomination, thwarting their hopes of locking in a majority at the federal agency for the first two years of President-elect Donald Trump’s term. A […]
ACTION ALERT: ABC Members Needed to Complete U.S. Dol Davis-Bacon
ACTION ALERT: ABC MEMBERS NEEDED TO COMPLETE U.S. DOL DAVIS-BACON WAGE SURVEY FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WHAT: The U.S. Department of Labor is conducting a Davis-Bacon wage survey for highway con-struction projects performed in Kentucky. WHO: The survey is for contractors and subcontractors performing work on federal, state, local, and privately owned highway projects active […]
VIDEO: How can construction be an advocate for addiction recovery?
By Construction Briefing | Originally posted on constructionbriefing.com The construction industry has one of the highest suicide rates among any profession in the world, and a leading cause of depression and self harm stems from substance addiction. Greg Sizemore of US-based Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a trade organisation representing more than 22,000 contracting and […]
Success Stories: Culture Attracts Talent in Construction
By ConnectedWorld.com | Originally posted on connectedworld.com We know the labor shortage is a challenge. In fact, the U.S. BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) numbers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce show there are a defined number of jobs and not enough workers or skilled workers to fill them—to the tune of roughly 2.2 million open […]
What’s behind the widening gender wage gap?
By LEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press | Originally posted on madison.com NEW YORK — Just how much of a setback was the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. working women? Although women who lost or left their jobs at the height of the crisis have largely returned to the workforce, a recent finding points to […]
