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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 Adds 19,000 Employees In September As Low Unemployment Drives Sector’s Largest Wage Increase For Hourly Workers In 40 Years
  Construction Workers Now Earn Over $35 an Hour on Average, While the Sector’s Unemployment Rate Hits 3.4 Percent as Association Officials Call for Construction Education Funding and Immigration Reforms The construction industry added 19,000 employees in September as it boosted wages for… Read More
October 7, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in 'Waters of the United States' Case
Future of “Significant Nexus” Test Remains Unclear” This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that looks at the core of what are “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA).  AGC filed a joint “friend-of-the-court” brief in this case, Sackett v… Read More
October 6, 2022
Government Shutdown Averted; Permitting Reform Shelved
Once consideration of Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) environmental permitting reform bill was removed from the government funding bill, it easily passed the U.S. Senate and is expected to pass in the House as well. After weeks of promises on environmental permitting reform, it appears nothing… Read More
October 6, 2022
Construction Material Shortages Risk Undermining Infrastructure Projects As Most Contractors Struggle To Acquire Materials
93 Percent of Construction firms have reported that they are experiencing material shortages and/or allocations. All firms are experiencing similar construction material availability challenges regardless of their market - highway and transportation projects, federal and heavy work, or utility… Read More
October 6, 2022
ConstructorCast Episode on Evolving Marijuana Laws and Drug Testing Available Now
Grappling with the maze of marijuana laws and your company policy?  On this episode, Bill Judge of Drug Screening Compliance Institute talks about considerations for employers to create and enforce drug-testing policies that are consistent with the laws in all of the states in which they… Read More
October 4, 2022
Your Time is Now: Construction Risk Partners Build America Awards Applications Due Oct. 24!
  The deadline to apply for a Construction Risk Partners Build America Award is quickly approaching, but it’s not too late! These awards honor AGC members who build the nation's most impressive construction projects ranging across the building, highway and transportation, utility… Read More
October 3, 2022
Construction Spending Slips In August With Steep Slide In Homebuilding, Mixed Results For Public And Private Nonresidential Categories
  Total construction spending declined by 0.7 percent in August as spending on new houses turned sharply lower, while public and private nonresidential construction posted mixed results, according to an analysis the Associated General Contractors of America released today of federal spending… Read More
October 3, 2022
AGC Fights Back Against Criminalizing Important Business Practices in the Government Contracting Process
AGC goes to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the practice of pre-bid interaction between public owners and contactors that ultimately leads to better RFPs and projects. AGC of America, with support from AGC of New York State, filed an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court on September 6 to… Read More
September 28, 2022
NEW! ConstructorCast Episode: Evolving Marijuana Laws and Workplace Safety
Grappling with the maze of marijuana laws and your company policy?  On this episode, Bill Judge of Drug Screening Compliance Institute talks about considerations for employers to create and enforce drug-testing policies that are consistent with the laws in all of the states in which they… Read More
September 28, 2022
Construction Employment Grows In 246 Of 358 Metro Areas From August 2021 To 2022 But Record Openings Show Firms Want To Add More Workers
Construction employment increased in 246 or 69 percent of 358 metro areas between August 2021 and August 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. But association officials noted the job gains likely would have been higher… Read More
September 27, 2022

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