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.

Boston extended its construction moratorium indefinitely on March 25 due to continuing COVID-19 outbreak issues.

The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters was awarded its largest-ever backpay award by the Illinois Department of Labor in ruling that a developer and two subcontractors must pay $1.1 million for violating prevailing wage law on a senior housing project in Northbrook, Ill.

Most construction companies expect strong demand in 2020 for all building types, but they also all report difficulty in finding workers.

Two stand downs on May 3 at two Boston construction sites honored craft workers who died after opioid overdoses. 

For the second time in three months, a New England-based asbestos removal company pleaded guilty in federal court to wage and benefit violations.