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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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On Friday, July 8, the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing on H.R. 104, the “Realize America’s Maritime Promise (RAMP)” Act, which was introduced by Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) to require that all revenue in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) is invested in U… Read More
July 17, 2011
AGC Led Groups Send Letter to Congressional Leaders
As the August 2 deadline to lift our nation’s debt limit or risk defaulting on our obligations approaches, President Obama and congressional leaders continue to meet. However, they appear to be a long way from reaching agreement. President Obama… Read More
July 17, 2011
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AGC members in Tennessee met with Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) on July 11, to present an AGC PAC contribution and discuss the construction industry’s legislative priorities. Senator Corker, a former construction company owner, remains a close industry ally in the Senate, who continues to provide the… Read More
July 16, 2011
On July 13, the House passed H.R. 2018, the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act by a vote of 239-184. The bill will limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority over states on Clean Water Act decisions. Specifically, it would prevent the EPA from overruling state water quality… Read More
July 16, 2011
House Expected to Approve Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
The House of Representatives is expected to pass the FY2012 Energy and Water Appropriations bill today. Under the bill, the Army Corps of Engineers civil works program would be funded at $4.76 billion, a decrease of nearly $89 million… Read More
July 16, 2011
In proposed rules issued within one day of each other, two federal labor agencies have taken significant steps toward making union organizing easier. While the proposed rules, if implemented, would likely have less of an effect in the construction industry – where “bottom-up” union organizing is… Read More
July 14, 2011
While the percentage of construction craft workers represented by a union declined modestly between 2008 and 2010, the number of such workers declined substantially, according to the Construction Labor Research Council’s (CLRC) latest Union/Non-Union Trends report. CLRC reports that unions… Read More
July 14, 2011
The Union Contractors Committee will hold two events for union contractors and their chapters on October 17, 2011, in Washington, D.C.: an AGC-Basic Trades Forum and a Union Contractors Committee Meeting. Chapter executives, chapter staff, and member leaders involved in collective bargaining or… Read More
July 14, 2011
Construction costs again outpaced other producer prices in June but contractors remained unable to recoup the costs through higher bid prices, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released July 14, by AGC. Association officials said the ongoing cost squeeze will put new pressure… Read More
July 14, 2011
On June 14, 2011, a U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruled that two affiliated companies operated as a “single entity” federal contractor, even though neither company met federal contractor status requirements independently. This was the outcome of a case involving the… Read More
July 14, 2011