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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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ConstructorCast Podcast: Handling a Crisis
On AGC’s latest podcast episode, we speak with two industry experts on how construction firms can best prepare for and handle the aftermath of a crisis. We discuss the logistical implications of crisis preparedness as well the imperative to address the psychological and emotional repercussions of… Read More
August 30, 2019
Eighty Percent of Contractors Report Difficulty Finding Qualified Craft Workers to Hire
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August 26, 2019
Register for Sept. 10 Union Contractors Call
AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee will hold its next conference call on September 10 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.  The agenda includes updates on recent developments in labor relations and government affairs of interest to union contractors as well as a… Read More
August 23, 2019
NLRB Proposes Rule Preventing 9(a) Bargaining Relationship Based on Contract Language Alone
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a proposed rule addressing union recognition in the construction industry.  AGC plans to submit comments prior to the October 11, 2019, deadline. Under its current case law, the Board may find the existence of a 9(a) relationship, rather than an 8… Read More
August 23, 2019
Construction Employment Increases in 42 States from June 2018 to June 2019, While 30 States Add Construction Jobs Between May and June
Forty-two states added construction jobs between June 2018 and June 2019, while construction employment increased in 30 states from May to June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today. Association officials said the new… Read More
July 23, 2019
EEOC Opens EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data Collection Portal
On July 15, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) officially opened the Web-based portal for the reinstated EEO-1 collection of pay and hours worked data for calendar years 2017 and 2018. The EEOC also provided a series of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) regarding the new… Read More
July 22, 2019
Registration Opens for 2019 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference
Registration is now open for the 2019 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference and pre-conference Strategic Management Workshop to be held October 9-11, 2019, in Chicago, IL. AGC's “HR/TED Conference” provides two days of education and networking for HR, training, and workforce… Read More
July 22, 2019
Jan.-June Collective Bargaining Yields Average First-Year Increase of 2.8%
Negotiators conducting collective bargaining between January and June of this year agreed to raise construction craft workers’ wage and fringe benefits by an average of 2.8 percent or $1.65 during the first contract year, 2.7 percent or $1.65 during the second contract year, and 2.7 percent or $1.… Read More
July 22, 2019
AGC Call for info on Worker Shortages
Please respond to survey before closure in mid-August As demand for construction in most parts of the country continues to expand and the number of unemployed construction workers hits record low levels, AGC of America and Autodesk are working to better quantify where these shortages are taking… Read More
July 18, 2019
EEOC Issues Further Guidance on EEO -1 Component 2 Pay Data Collection
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently updated the web-based portal for the reinstated collection of 2017 and 2018 EEO-1 Component 2 data with several resources to assist employers. Specifically, the EEOC provided a series of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) regarding… Read More
July 17, 2019

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