New Bureau of Labor Statistics report says union portion of the total private sector construction workforce declined last year to 11.7%, the lowest annual level in a decade, but building trades counter that data understates organized labor strength.

Fatal construction accidents were down about 2% overall in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, but some types of construction accidents saw worrying increases.

Proposed changes would be the first major revisions to the law in about 40 years.

Industry's 1,061 construction fatalities in 2019 is the highest number since 2007, BLS says.