Construction Workforce More Than 300,000 Comments Pour In on DOL's Proposed Apprenticeship Rule Tom Ichniowski August 30, 2019 One Comment Building trades back, and ABC opposes, construction exemption from proposed new apprenticeship program.Read More
Construction Workforce House Passes Bill to Aid Ailing Multiemployer Pension Plans Tom Ichniowski July 24, 2019 No Comments UPDATE 7/26/19: House approves bill to create a federal loan program to help plans in distressed condition.Read More
Prosecutions of Union Officials in 2018 Unmasked Theft, Embezzlement Scott Van Voorhis February 19, 2019 No Comments A boilermakers union official had a taste for luxury goods, but most of the stealing was small-scale.Read More
Construction Safety Construction Posts Non-Fatal Injury Rate Decline, But Injuries Rise Tom Ichniowski November 10, 2018 No Comments BLS report shows 2017 construction nonfatal injuries and illnesses were down 2.7%.Read More
Construction safety OSHA Postpones Enforcing New Construction Beryllium Standard Agency says industry felt it lacked "meaningful opportunity" to weigh in on proposal Tom Ichniowski June 24, 2017 No Comments OSHA will keep new, tougher exposure limit in place, but delay enforcement indefinitely, pending public comments.Read More
New Hampshire's Right-to-Work Bill Dies Johanna Knapschaefer February 28, 2017 No Comments State lawmakers voted down a right-to-work bill supported by New Hampshire’s Republican governor in a Republican majority state, delivering a stunning reprieve for unions at a time when other states are passing such bills over union opposition.Read More