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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.

Thousands of Mass. Union Members Walk Off Jobs Due to COVID-19 Fears

Scott Van Voorhis

April 6, 2020

More than 17,000 carpenters and painters stopped work on jobs across the state on Monday because of health and safety risks due to the pandemic, union leaders say.

Construction Workforce

Labor Dept. Sides with Construction Unions on Apprenticeship Rule

March 10, 2020

Final rule retains construction exclusion from new industry-recognized apprentice programs.

Workforce Management

EMCOR CEO Cites Keys To Labor Success As 2019 Results Are Tallied

Another year of solid profits based partly on choosing and keeping craft workers happy

Richard Korman

February 17, 2020

The specialty contractor and services giant soon will release revenue and earnings totals for the past year.

Labor

Former Indiana Iron Workers Union Officials Plead Guilty to Violent Extortion

Jeff Yoders

February 4, 2020

Local's former president and ex-business agent plead guilty to extortion in 2016 of nonunion construction crew working on a church project.

Construction Workforce

PBGC OKs Construction Union Locals' Pension Fund Merger

January 15, 2020

Merger of New York State LIUNA locals' pension funds is first under 2014 multiemployer pension law.

Workplace Safety

Construction Fatalities Up in 2018, Fatality Rate Unchanged

December 18, 2019

One encouraging finding is an 11% decline in the number of fatal falls, for all industries.

41st St. Pedestrian Arch Bridge Over Lake Shore Drive

Finalists for Midwest Project of the Year Include Iconic St. Louis and Chicago Landmarks, Innovative Pedestrian Arch Bridge

The Museum at the Gateway Arch, Chicago Union Station's Great Hall and the 41st Pedestrian Arch Bridge in Chicago are up for project of the year

Jeff Yoders

October 29, 2019

ENR Midwest has announced the finalists for 2019 Project of the Year.

Construction Workforce

More Than 300,000 Comments Pour In on DOL's Proposed Apprenticeship Rule

August 30, 2019

Building trades back, and ABC opposes, construction exemption from proposed new apprenticeship program.

Former Chicago Ready-Mix Teamsters Local's Leadership Ousted, Lawsuit Planned

Drama plays out over ready-mix concrete contracts as former state senator faces embezzlement charges for a no-work union organizing job related to the joint council that wanted locals to merge

Jeff Yoders

August 30, 2019