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August 13, 2024
With the addition of two new federal bid protests, AGC is aware that four AGC-member construction firms have now filed federal bid protests objecting to project solicitations that require a project labor agreement (PLA). All four protests have led the government to voluntarily suspend the contract… Read More
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Complying with statutory workplace requirements does not necessarily excuse an employer from its bargaining obligations. In Frontier Communications Corp., the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on May 26 upheld an Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) finding that an employer violated the National… Read More
June 23, 2021
The US Department of Labor's - Wage and Hour Division (WHD) - Southeast Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee) in conjunction with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is providing a free compliance assistance… Read More
June 23, 2021
New York and Vermont Iowa Post Biggest Monthly Losses, While Florida and Oklahoma Top Gainers; Texas and Wyoming Have Worst Job Losses from the Pandemic, as Utah and Idaho Add the Most
Construction employment in May remained below the April level in 40 states and the District of Columbia,… Read More
June 23, 2021
The AGC Labor and Employment Law Council held its 36th Annual Construction Labor Law Symposium on June 10-11, 2021. The event was held virtually for the first time. The Council is a group of attorneys who regularly represent AGC members and chapters in labor and employment matters, and… Read More
June 23, 2021
Over the last year, the AGC Lean Construction Forum has been working with Dodge Data & Analytics (Dodge) and the Lean Construction Institute (LCI) to determine, across the experiences of many construction firms, the specific project practices, policies and tactics that most frequently correlate… Read More
June 23, 2021
On June 17, President Biden signed into law legislation recognizing Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, as a legal public holiday. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S. and commemorates the date in 1865 when the Union army arrived in Galveston, TX, to enforce the… Read More
June 22, 2021
Every week brings new reports of materials costs hitting record highs, while lead times lengthen or become ever more uncertain.
AGC of America has updated the Construction Inflation Alert. This document is intended to… Read More
June 22, 2021
AGC Warns of Negative Impacts on Project Delivery and Environment
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed legislation which would expand the Buy America requirement to include construction materials. AGC and other industry stakeholders are concerned that this new… Read More
June 17, 2021
Legislation would invest $40 billion in the clean water state revolving fund
On June 10, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the AGC-supported Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 (H.R. 1915) with bipartisan support. The bill would authorize over $50… Read More
June 17, 2021
On June 16, a bipartisan group of senators—10 Democrats and 10 Republicans— announced an agreement on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The two-page plan includes $579 billion in new spending (on top of reauthorized transportation programs) to rebuild America’s roads and bridges, improve… Read More
June 17, 2021