Articles Tagged with ''construction workers''

In my first job on a construction site as a young civil engineer, my boss didn’t think the Confederate flag draping the wall behind his desk was a problem.

About 60% of contractors report future projects delayed or canceled, but 52% of firms still struggle to find craft workers, says AGC/Autodesk report.

Construction unions in Massachusetts remain at loggerheads with Gov. Charlie Baker as the state pushes back against calls for a statewide building moratorium amid the coronavirus crisis.

Boston extended its construction moratorium indefinitely on March 25 due to continuing COVID-19 outbreak issues.

Whether it is an outlier event or something that occurs more frequently, the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted damage on the global economy—and construction—that can’t be judged or measured yet.

Construction workers and site supervisors will get training for COVID-19 protection, the latest infectious disease for which the industry is ill-prepared, says NY Environmental Contractors Association chairman Morris Napolitano.

The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters was awarded its largest-ever backpay award by the Illinois Department of Labor in ruling that a developer and two subcontractors must pay $1.1 million for violating prevailing wage law on a senior housing project in Northbrook, Ill.

Most construction companies expect strong demand in 2020 for all building types, but they also all report difficulty in finding workers.