Articles Tagged with ''labor''

After years of steady increases, wages for many craftworkers have jumped recently, pushed up by the pressures of a hot economy, high inflation and labor shortages.

After seven-week walkout, northeastern Illnois quarry workers approved a new contract with materials producers.

Specialty trade contractors added the biggest boost to construction jobs in the month of June, with 11,800 new positions overall.

More than 25,000 union carpenters and other trades walked off jobsites across province in the largest wave of labor unrest since the late 1980s.

Materials supply chain disruptions and the mass retirement of older workers in the skilled trades—a trend that actually began in the 2010s—have forced preconstruction professionals and estimators to be more resourceful than ever. 

With first-quarter construction starts trending above 2021 activity, the industry’s need to attract and retain talent is on the rise as well.<

Historic petition to unionize in architecture hits snag on eve of vote by NY firm, but Architectural Workers United isn't done with sector organizing, says Architectural Record, ENR sister publication.

The fate of federal spending legislation, dubbed the Build Back Better Act, is in doubt after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) publicly announced his opposition on Dec. 19, but President Joe Biden believes it will pass.