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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.

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

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The union that represents Chicago area ready-mix concrete truck drivers and owner-operators has been put into trusteeship by the Teamsters national organization. Its former president says it's part of a long-term attempt to take lucrative ready-mix contracts away from Local 786.

Viewpoint

Don't Change the Rules for Construction Apprenticeship

Richard Korman

August 29, 2019

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Keep the industry exempt from a Trump administration plan to create private oversight of craft programs; the system works to prevent lowering the bar long set.

White House Hopefuls Make Pitches to Construction Unions

Bruce Buckley

April 17, 2019

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As the 2020 presidential election draws nearer, many Democratic hopefuls are beginning to seek construction unions’ support.

Boston's Local 103 Named Fastest-Growing IBEW Affiliate

Justin Rice

October 9, 2018

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' (IBEW) recently recognized Boston's Local 103 as its fastest-growing affiliate.

Nuclear Construction

Vogtle Seeks Help as it Heads Toward Peak Construction

Bechtel Project Director Ty Troutman Details Project Needs

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Pam Radtke Russell

July 25, 2018

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Peak construction at the first new U.S. nuclear plant in 30 years will happen later this year, and the project will need 8,500 workers on site.

DHS, Labor Dept. Boost H-2B Visa Total for 2017

July 26, 2017

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The federal government has raised the limit on visas for temporary or seasonal workers in nonagricultural industries by as many as 15,000, or 23%, but employers seeking them must state, under penalty of perjury, that their businesses are “likely to suffer irreparable harm” without the new workers.

Construction Labor