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AGC Legal Efforts to Stop the New Federal PLA Mandate are Gaining Traction
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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Construction Materials Prices Rise 0.5 Percent In April While Bid Prices Slip, Reversing Recent Pattern And Squeezing Contractor Profits
  The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction increased 0.5 percent from March to April, while an index that measures contractors’ bid prices declined 0.3 percent, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released… Read More
May 11, 2023
Construction Firms Add 15,000 Jobs In April As Sector’s Unemployment Rate Hits Record Low For The Month As Firms Struggle To Find Workers
  The construction sector added 15,000 jobs in April while the sector’s unemployment rate fell to a record low for the month and the number of unfilled construction positions is close to a monthly high, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of… Read More
May 5, 2023
AGC Shares Feedback as EPA Initiates Construction Materials Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working on new programs to standardize the use of environmental product declarations (EPDs) and develop a low-carbon emission construction materials program as specified by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). EPDs provide data on the environmental… Read More
May 4, 2023
Construction Employment Increases In 259 Of 358 Metro Areas From March 2022 To March 2023 As Manufacturing Projects Drive Demand
  Construction employment increased in 259, or 72 percent, of 358 metro areas between March 2022 and March 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials said expanding manufacturing construction was… Read More
May 3, 2023
Construction Spending Inches Up In March As Big Boost In Manufacturing Activity Offsets Declines In Residential & Some Nonresidential Segments
Total construction spending increased by 0.3 percent in March as growth in manufacturing and education pulled up nonresidential construction spending for the month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America today of new federal data. Association officials said the… Read More
May 1, 2023
AGC Seeks Supreme Court Review in Case on Adequacy of CBA Termination Notice
AGC of America joined three other employer associations in filing an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court on April 24, 2023, in a case addressing what language is needed in a notice to terminate a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) to satisfy the termination procedure in a CBA containing an “… Read More
April 27, 2023
Construction Executive Pay Reported to Rise by 4.7% for 2023
Vehicle Allowance and Practices Survey Results Unveiled According to the latest Contractor Compensation Quarterly (CCQ) published by PAS, Inc., construction executive staff wage increases came in at 5.5% for 2022 and are also projected to rise by an average 4.7% by 2023 year-end. … Read More
April 27, 2023
AGC's 2023 Construction HR & Workforce Conference Call for Presentations is Open
AGC’s 2023 Construction HR & Workforce Conference will be held on November 6-8, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The revamped event will feature keynotes focusing on the intersection of HR and workforce development. The program will feature a multi-track educational program that includes… Read More
April 27, 2023
OFCCP Releases EEO-1 Data for Non-Objecting Contractors
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), after giving federal contractors and subcontractors several opportunities to submit objections, recently published EEO-1 data for contractors that “either affirmatively agreed to, or did not object to, the release of their EEO-1… Read More
April 27, 2023
OFCCP Sets 2023 VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark to 5.4%
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark for 2023. Effective March 31, 2023, the hiring benchmark will be 5.4 percent, slightly down from 5.5 percent… Read More
April 27, 2023

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