By Mark Buckshon | Originally posted on californiaconstructionnews.com President Joe Biden on Feb. 3 signed an executive order requiring the use of project labor agreements (PLA)s on federal construction projects of $35 million or more. The president and organized labor assert that the provision will help improve working conditions for nearly 200,000 construction workers on federal contracts. […]
Originally posted on concreteproducts.com In light of the White House’s “Build Back Better” ambitions, Associated Builders and Contractors Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs Ben Brubeck questions a new executive order encouraging project labor agreement (PLA) mandates on federal construction contracts exceeding $35 million. “The policy will not help America; instead, it will […]
By Craig Tappel and Kirk Chamberlain | Originally posted on constructionexec.com Nobody was prepared for the fallout from the global pandemic, including the construction industry. But as 2022 and the pandemic’s third year arrives, contagion from new COVID-19 strains continues unabated and so has the fallout. The pressure has only intensified to get ahead of […]
Originally posted on projin.co.kr In late December, Deron Brown was having trouble finding a hotel room in Phoenix for a January conference. And from his perspective, that was a good thing. As president and chief operating officer of U.S. operations for Edmonton, Canada-based PCL Construction, Brown constantly tries to read the tea leaves of where […]
By Greg | Originally posted on site-kconstructionzone.com The construction industry added 22,000 net jobs in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall, the industry has recovered slightly more than one million (92.1%) of the jobs lost during earlier pandemic stages. Nonresidential construction employment […]
Originally posted on randrmagonline.com Associated Builders and Contractors reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.2 months in December, according to an ABC member survey conducted from Dec. 16 to Jan. 4. The reading is down 0.2 months from November 2021, but up 0.9 months from December 2020. ABC’s Construction Confidence Index readings for sales, […]
Originally posted on ibj.com Educators still too focused on traditional paths In IBJ’s Thought Leadership roundtable, experts at Project Lead The Way, Associated Builders and Contractors of Indiana/Kentucky, CREA Foundation and Greater Education Opportunities Foundation, discuss the state of Indiana’s education system and how it must improve to prepare Hoosiers for the workforce. Q: How […]
By TK Sanders | Originally posted on outsider.com With the global supply chain currently experiencing unprecedented chaos, raw materials like steel are sometimes hard to find these days. Steel is not a product that gets bought by consumers, but it comprises hundreds of products that consumers do buy each and every day. Therefore, even though a shortage […]
On Jan. 13, ABC applauded the U.S. Supreme Court for reinstating the stay on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, which applies to employers with 100 or more employees. On behalf of the construction industry, ABC filed one of the emergency appeals to the Supreme Court leading to […]