2,200 at union-sponsored Women Build Nations event in Seattle boost careerbuilding

With the federal midterm elections just a few weeks away and party control of both houses of Congress at stake, construction associations, companies and unions are making their late-in-the-game contributions to back favored candidates.

An initial victory is won by a developer that is battling New York unions.

Building trades say they believe construction is exempt from executive order; AGC says industry impact uncertain.

President Trump continues to court construction unions, telling the North America’s Building Trades Unions annual legislative conference that he wants to rebuild infrastructure, streamline project permitting and reduce undocumented labor.