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Beyond Driver Exoneration: How Dash Cams Reduce Exposure to Nuclear Verdicts

Construction Business Owner

A 2020 American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) study* found: From 2015 to 2019, there were nearly 300 verdicts over $1 million; and From 2010 to 2018, the number of verdicts over $10 million nearly doubled, and the dollar amount of awards grew 51.7% 2) Develop and enforce policies and procedures that exceed regulations.

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Op-Ed: The PRO Act Eliminates Freedom & Privacy in the Workplace

Construction Business Owner

Fri, 05/22/2020 - 14:47. 6, 2020, the United States House of Representatives, by a vote of 224 to 194, passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, H.R. 2474, which aims to boost the number of dues-paying union members at the expense of small and local businesses, workers, entrepreneurs and main street. Elizabeth Manning.

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Campaign Contributions Pour Out from Construction Groups, Unions

ENR Construction

ABC, AGC, ACEC contributions already top their totals for the full 2020 election cycle, while labor union spending is steady or slightly up from past elections.

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Union Workers' Share of Construction Workforce Edges Up

ENR Construction

in 2020; unionized sector was down 5.9%, nonunion sector dipped 7.9%. Total construction workforce fell 6.3%

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Union Construction Employment Up 3% in 2021, Back to 2019 Level

ENR Construction

Union membership in construction rose by 31,000 to 1.02 million in 2021 from its 2020 level.

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Union Construction Employment Up 3% in 2021, But Only Returns to 2019 Level

ENR Construction

Union membership in construction rose by 31,000 to 1.02 million in 2021 from its 2020 level.

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Union Construction Employment Up 3% in 2021, But Only Returns to 2019 Levels

ENR Construction

Union membership in construction rose by 31,000—from an annual average of 993,000 in 2020 to 1,024,000 in 2021.

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