Unions cite efforts in passing infrastructure spending law and new federal mandates on project labor agreements.

Former president, comptroller and payroll administrator were found guilty on 11 counts following a three-week trial.

The merger follows a trend of reorganizing smaller districts into larger regional councils.

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh joined local union leaders to announce the new effort that also links existing local union programs.

New study says that union construction projects are similar in cost to non-union projects because higher union labor costs are offset by savings in other project components such as materials and safety, but critics point to prevailing wage laws that may have skewed its findings.

Former Indiana union local manager Thomas Williamson, 70, receives four years in federal prison for 2016 extortion attempt and beating of non-union contractor.

The continuing strike has slowed or halted numerous construction projects across Western Washington state.

As many as 170,000 Quebec construction workers walked off the job on May 24, halting work on the new Champlain bridge over the St. Lawrence, the Turcot Interchange in Montreal and other big projects.