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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 Association And Coalition Of Employer Groups Files Suit To Block Biden Administration’s Unlawful New Waters Of The U.S. Rule
  The Associated General Contractors of America joined with a range of employer groups representing a broad cross-section of the economy in filing a lawsuit yesterday to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers’ Waters of the U.S. rule. The… Read More
January 19, 2023
NLRB Expands Off Duty Property Access Rights of Contractor Employees Again
In a decision issued on Dec. 16, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board reinstated its prior standard providing off-duty workers employed by contractors more expansive rights to access publicly accessible areas of the workplace for the purpose of engaging in union organizing activity. Part of a… Read More
January 19, 2023
Overall Costs For Construction Materials Decline Steeply In December But Contractors Remain Wary Costs Will Go Up Again In The Year Ahead
  Plunging prices for diesel fuel, lumber, and steel cooled inflation for materials and services used in construction in December, but relief may be short-lived, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association officials… Read More
January 18, 2023
New GHG Considerations for Environmental Reviews
New guidance instructs federal agencies to develop implementation rules that would quantify greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and incorporate the social cost of carbon in cost/benefit analysis that could impact permits for construction projects. On January 6, the White House Council on Environmental… Read More
January 13, 2023
EPA Sides with AGC on PVC
On January 12, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sided with AGC in tentatively denying an environmental group’s effort to force contractors to dispose of discarded PVC as a hazardous waste.   On June 3, AGC was the only construction organization to publicly oppose … Read More
January 13, 2023
Construction Adds 28,000 Employees In December And Raises Pay 6.1 Percent As Sector’s Unemployment Rate Hits Record December Low Of 4.4 Percent
  Construction firms added 28,000 employees in December and continued to raise wages for hourly workers more than other sectors as the industry’s unemployment rate fell to a record low for the month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government… Read More
January 6, 2023
Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Increased to $16.20 for 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that the $15-an-hour minimum wage for federal contractors under Executive Order (EO) 14026 will increase to $16.20 for 2023 because of inflation. AGC filed comments on the DOL’s original proposed rule implementing the EO. Workers covered by the… Read More
January 5, 2023
U.S. EPA and Corps Release New Definition of Waters of the United States
On Dec. 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a final rule to newly define “waters of the United States” (WOTUS).  AGC has been working to bring clarity to the question of when a costly and time-consuming federal water permit is required on… Read More
January 5, 2023
Construction Firms Look To Public Sector Demand As Outlook For Private-Sector Projects Dims In 2023; 69 Percent Of Firms Plan To Hire In The New Year
CONSTRUCTION FIRMS LOOK TO PUBLIC SECTOR DEMAND AS OUTLOOK FOR PRIVATE-SECTOR PROJECTS DIMS IN 2023; 69 PERCENT OF FIRMS PLAN TO HIRE IN THE NEW YEAR New Industry Outlook Survey Shows Contractors Expect Infrastructure and Other Public-Sector Funding Will Help As Growth Slows for Many Types of… Read More
January 4, 2023
Construction Spending Edges Up 0.2 Percent In November As Homebuilding Drop, Stalled Public Projects Offset Most Private Nonresidential Gains
  Total construction spending increased by 0.2 percent in November, dragged down by a lack of new infrastructure projects along with a continuing slide in homebuilding, according to an analysis the Associated General Contractors of America released today of federal spending data. Association… Read More
January 3, 2023

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