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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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Union representation in the construction industry slipped to 13.7 percent (850,000 workers) in 2012, a decline from 14.9 percent (928,000 workers) in 2011 and equal to the percentage in 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports. Union membership in the industry dropped from 14 percent (… Read More
March 22, 2013
On Thursday, the House completed action on Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) version of a FY 2014 budget resolution mostly by a party-line vote of 221 to 207. While the budget resolution is nonbinding, it nevertheless establishes the overall framework for funding government programs… Read More
March 22, 2013
Things are looking up, according to Rocco Davis of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (“LiUNA”) in a March 6 address during AGC of America’s Annual Convention in Palm Springs, CA. Davis, who serves LiUNA as Vice President, Special Assistant to the General President, and Pacific… Read More
March 22, 2013
A bi-partisan group of Senators – Schumer (D-N.Y.), McCain (R-Ariz.), Durbin (D-Ill.), Graham (R-S.C.), Menendez (D-N.J.), Rubio (R-Fla.), Bennet (D-Colo.), and Flake (R-Ariz.) – are working on an important piece of immigration reform – the future temporary worker visa program. These Senators are… Read More
March 22, 2013
Sequester Remains But Agencies Gain Some Flexibility & Includes Increased Transportation Funding
Following a strong personal push by AGC lobbyists and a grassroots effort by AGC members, the Senate included increased funding levels for federal highway and transit programs for the remainder of… Read More
March 22, 2013
Construction employment increased in 145 out of 339 metropolitan areas between January 2012 and January 2013, declined in 141 and was stagnant in 53, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by AGC. Association officials noted that after years of declining construction… Read More
March 22, 2013
Population growth is a major driver of various types of construction over the medium to long term. But where the population grows also matters. Figures released by the Census Bureau on local population growth show it is happening in numerous areas that didn't have a housing boom last decade and,… Read More
March 19, 2013
AGC of America is pleased to announce that we had nearly 150 students from college and universities across the nation attend the AGC Student Chapter Annual Meeting held during AGC’s 94th Annual Convention in Palm Springs in early March.
The meeting kicked off with a rousing welcome by 2013 AGC… Read More
March 19, 2013
Applications are currently being accepted for the AGC Outstanding Student Chapter Contest, designed to recognize and reward AGC Student Chapters for their dedication to community and public service projects. All AGC Student Chapters are encouraged to submit an application to showcase their work in… Read More
March 19, 2013
Construction employment expanded in two-thirds of all states in January as the industry showed signs of emerging from a six-year slump, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Association officials cautioned however that the industry's… Read More
March 18, 2013