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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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AGC Supports Proposed Updates to Migratory Bird Treaty Act
On Mar. 19, AGC submitted comments in support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed update to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), which would clarify that unintended or incidental impacts to migratory birds that occur within the scope of lawful, and often necessary, business activities… Read More
March 26, 2020
AGC calls on Homeland Security Agency to Revise Essential Critical Infrastructure Guidance
On March 25, AGC called on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, to issue a revision to recent COVID-19 related guidance that will explicitly include all construction workers as “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers.”… Read More
March 26, 2020
U.S. DOL Releases Emergency Paid Leave Guidance and Resources
On March 26, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced the first few rounds of published guidance to provide information to employers regarding meeting requirements to offer emergency paid sick leave and paid family medical leave through the Families First Coronavirus… Read More
March 26, 2020
U.S. Senate passes $2 Trillion Coronavirus “Phase Three” Relief Package, Awaits House Action, AGC Calls for Further Measures to Safeguard the Construction Economy
On March 25, the Senate passed, 96-0, H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. It is expected to be taken up by the House of Representatives soon. The CARES Act, a $2 trillion economic relief package, is the third in a series of coronavirus related measures Congress… Read More
March 26, 2020
US DOL Releases Emergency Paid Leave Guidance and Resources
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced its first few rounds of published guidance to provide information to employers about meeting their requirements to offer emergency paid sick leave and paid family medical leave offered by the Families First Coronavirus Response… Read More
March 26, 2020
CBA Negotiations in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: What If Your Union Contract Expires on March 31, 2020?
As employers everywhere grapple with the COVID-19 crisis and its impact upon their employees and operations, questions have arisen regarding union contracts that expire on or about March 31, 2020. Although every labor contract and bargaining relationship is unique, established federal labor law… Read More
March 26, 2020
Save the Dates for Union Contractor Conference Calls
AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee has scheduled quarterly conference calls for the remainder of 2020.  The calls will take place on June 11, September 10, and December 10, each starting at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.  Participation is open to all AGC union contractor members and chapter… Read More
March 26, 2020
NLRB Delays Implementation of "Quickie Election" Rule Cutbacks
The National Labor Relations Board has announced that it is postponing the effective date of its final rule modifying the prior Administration’s regulation on union representation-case procedures, often referred to as the “quickie election” or “ambush election” rule.  The effective date has… Read More
March 24, 2020
NLRA Considerations for Union Contractors in the Coronavirus Era
COVID-19 (or coronavirus) presents a formidable health and safety challenge to employers, and unionized employers also must address issues in the context of their obligations under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and a collective bargaining agreement. The broad range of issues includes both… Read More
March 24, 2020
Construction Business & Union Leaders Call On Government Officials To Include Construction As An Essential Service During Shutdowns
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, and the President of North America’s Building Trades Unions, Sean McGarvey, issued the following joint statement urging Government Officials to Exempt Construction Work from Regional, State and Local… Read More
March 21, 2020

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