Bipartisan bill seeks deadlines for union contract agreements
Construction Dive
MARCH 11, 2025
The Faster Labor Contracts Act would put a clock on negotiations for a labor deal once workers vote to form a union.
Beyond Driver Exoneration: How Dash Cams Reduce Exposure to Nuclear Verdicts
Construction Business Owner
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
A well-designed CAT program will also align with state labor laws, contracts, and any union agreements. Timely detection and correction of unsafe behavior through video-based coaching: Helps prevent crashes and violations, Reduces potential liability, and Improves employee retention. 4) Share safety improvements.
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NABTU: Union, wage protections must underlie $1T infrastructure plan
Construction Dive
APRIL 10, 2019
Union leaders and lawmakers at a conference this week called for prevailing wages, project labor agreements and other standards to be included.
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Non-union employees may have union rep accompany OSHA inspector
FDR Safety
MAY 10, 2013
Non-union employees can select anyone, including representatives of a union, to accompany an OSHA compliance officer during an inspection of their worksite, according to a recent interpretation letter issued by OSHA. As noted in an article by the Constangy Brooks & Smith law firm, the letter is provoking a backlash from employers.
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Washington state union crane operators strike
Construction Dive
AUGUST 23, 2018
For the second time, the International Union of Operating Engineers and Associated General Contractors of Washington failed to reach an agreement on work conditions, hours and wages.
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After stalled labor talks, $2B Columbus airport project receives more funds
Construction Dive
JULY 10, 2024
Negotiations between local unions and contractors did not yield an agreement, but Hensel Phelps and the project owner say they’re dedicated to hiring local, disadvantaged businesses.
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Next-Gen $4B Nuclear Power Plant in Wyo. Gets Key Approvals, Union Labor Agreement
ENR Construction
MARCH 6, 2025
Developer TerraPower and contractor Bechtel will work under union pact to build a proposed 345-MW sodium-cooled fast nuclear reactor in Wyoming.
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Built Robotics Partners with Union for Robotics Training
Construction Equipment
MARCH 19, 2020
The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) and Built Robotics announced a multi-year strategic partnership agreement. The partnership will establish a training program to prepare the more than 400,000 IUOE members to oversee and manage robotic equipment, as well as work alongside…
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Voting Opens on New Washington State NW Contractors Union Agreement
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The Northwest Carpenters Union and the Associated General Contractors of Washington will vote on an agreement starting Thursday night.
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SEIU uses new opening to go along on OSHA inspections
FDR Safety
APRIL 9, 2014
OSHA last year cleared the way for union representatives to accompany OSHA compliance officers on worksite inspections even if the union doesn’t represent the company’s workers, and now the consequences are being felt. All this potentially provides an opening for union organizers to get a presence in a non-union workplace.
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149 Related, NYC union coalition strike deal
Construction Dive
MARCH 8, 2019
win-win" agreement ends a period of contentious legal action between the developer of the $25 billion Hudson Yards project and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York. The "historic.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down US Agency Non-Compete Agreement Ban
ENR Construction
AUGUST 21, 2024
Chamber of Commerce and Associated Builders and Contractors challenged the agreement ban, but it was supported by building trades unions.
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Carpenters union, Related strike deal for Hudson Yards
Construction Dive
OCTOBER 29, 2018
The developer of the $25 billion project in Manhattan said the agreement secures millions of man-hours for the New York City District Council of Carpenters, at rates that are up to 10.5% lower than the prevailing wage rate.
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Deal or no deal: PLAs in the construction industry
Construction Dive
APRIL 25, 2019
The project labor agreement fight has reached the federal level as unions and private associations plead the case for and against.
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126 San Diego airport officials vote to use PLA on $3B airport project
Construction Dive
APRIL 8, 2019
San Diego International Airport staff said agreements with local unions are key to keeping the design-build redevelopment on pace with its five-year schedule.
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Construction workers secure 7.6% pay increase
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 29, 2023
Construction unions and contractors have agreed a pay increase from next month of at least 6% for around 500,000 site workers operating under the Construction Industry Joint Council agreement. Click here for full agreement details. In a two-stage CIJC deal, workers will receive a further 1.5%
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Do the laws of math apply in Washington?
FDR Safety
MAY 17, 2013
Fairfax, who retired after the letter was written, was responding to a union inquiry. In the letter, Fairfax said that non-union employees can select anyone, including representatives of a union, to accompany an OSHA compliance officer during an inspection of their worksite. 29 U.S.C. §
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Wellness is for builders, not just for buildings
BD+C
JANUARY 20, 2020
While formal regulations, planning, and union collective bargaining agreements have helped address many health and safety risks, more holistic health and wellness issues, such as dehydration, weight management, poor air quality, and stress, are less commonly addressed. . But what about going home healthy? .
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Behind the Navillus Bankruptcy, a Union Contractor's Ties to Nonunion Firms
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 26, 2017
When do links between union and open-shop contractors violate union agreements?
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Do Project Labor Agreements Restrict Competition?
Construction Dive
JANUARY 22, 2015
By Bruce Jervis Project Labor Agreements are controversial. These are pre-hire agreements between a general contractor or a construction manager and a designated collective bargaining representative for all labor on the project. The court concluded there was conflicting evidence on the effect of PLAs on non-union contractors.
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How to Manage Compliance for Construction Success
Viewpoint Construction Technology
MAY 15, 2018
Common regulations in the construction industry include: Contractual agreements between owners, contractors and subcontractors. Wage and union payroll agreements. Step one on the road to managing construction compliance is straightforward, even if it might be time consuming: Learn the regulations that apply to your business.
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Federal Labor Proposal Flares Union, Industry Tensions
ENR Construction
AUGUST 22, 2022
Project labor agreement rule would apply to all large federal construction projects.
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Project Labor Agreement Follow-Up
Construction Dive
JANUARY 29, 2015
4, Issue 3, January 23, 2015) we asked our readers if Project Labor Agreements (PLA) restrict competition. Last week (Vol. A recent Maryland appellate court upheld use of a PLA on a public project, citing the fact it was not proved that a PLA unduly suppresses competition. Read more.'
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Should “Prevailing” Wages Be Tied to Union Rates?
Construction Dive
AUGUST 13, 2015
Prevailing wage laws have long been criticized as a tool of the labor unions. Too often, say critics, the “prevailing” wages are the same as those negotiated in collective bargaining agreements. This nullifies any competitive advantage of non-union contractors and inflates labor costs on public projects.
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John Deere Union Workers Accept 6-Year Contract With UAW
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 5, 2015
The 17-page contract includes the following new conditions: An agreement that no plants will close; Union workers will get increased paid-time off; Pension improvements; 89 paid holidays over the six; and. A $3,500 bonus. .
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48 Labor Unions for St. Louis Stadium Agree to no Overtime Pay
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Labor unions have reached an agreement to forgo overtime pay if construction of the $985 million NFL St. Louis stadium goes around the clock five days a week, a move that could reduce the cost by $45 million. The project will create about 1,500 construction jobs and "result in 3.4 million work hours."'
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48 Komatsu Announces Layoffs at Mining Equipment Plant
Construction Equipment
MARCH 7, 2013
The facility employees almost 600, but the company says its union agreement prevents it from saying how many will be laid off pending notification of the union. Komatsu America says it will lay off employees at its Peoria, Ill. facility over the course of several weeks.
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National Grid Lockout Ends After Unions Ratify Agreement
ENR Construction
JANUARY 9, 2019
Following a six-month lockout of 1,250 National Grid gas workers and support staff, two United Steelworkers unions have ratified a tentative agreement reached on Jan. 2 that will lead to a full return to work during the week of Jan.
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Pay deal for nuclear builders heads-off strike threat
Construction Enquirer
JULY 9, 2023
Engineering construction roles at EDF’s seven power stations – Hartlepool, Torness, Heysham 1 and 2, Dungeness, Hunterston Hinkley Point B and Sizewell B -n will in future be covered by the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry (NAECI) guaranteeing the workers’ pay and conditions.
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Not So Severable After All: Third Circuit Lets Courts Determine Arbitration Agreement Existence When Underlying Contract’s Validity Is Challenged
Constructlaw
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressed the perennially thorny issue of whether the courts or arbitrators retain the authority to resolve questions involving the enforceability of arbitration agreements. After the project began, a labor union representative approached and asked MZM’s president to execute a “short-form agreement.”
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Jurisdictional Dispute: Which Trade Installs Solar Panels?
ENR Construction
AUGUST 12, 2014
school project despite a union project labor agreement. An argument broke out over installation at a San Mateo, Calif. Business Management'
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Tips for Enacting Workplace Mask, Vaccine Requirements
Pro Builder
AUGUST 18, 2021
Workers who are part of a union may be subject to an employment agreement or collective bargaining agreement that impacts the situation, Conrad Kennedy said. Read More. . Coronavirus Resources and Information. Business Management. Business Management Best Practices.
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Engineering construction workers reject 8.5% pay offer
Construction Enquirer
JULY 31, 2023
Engineering construction workers operating under the Blue Book agreement have overwhelmingly rejected contractors’ final wage increase offer.
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Sparks agree 7% wage increase from 2024
Construction Enquirer
JULY 5, 2023
Electricians are set for a 7% wage rise from 2024 after a new pay deal was hammered out by electrical contractors and union Unite under the JIB collective agreement. “This agreement gives us an opportunity to work with Unite on longer-term ambitions to update and modernise the industry to improve skills for a low carbon economy.”
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$111 Per hour - NYC Subway Construction Workers Wage
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 3, 2018
For example, Local 147, the union responsible for digging the tunnels under the city for New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), has an agreement with the city to pay its members $111 per hour in salary and benefits. On Sundays, workers are paid $222. Weekend overtime is contracted to pay over $400 per hour.
Missouri Governor Signs Public Construction Project Limits
Construction Equipment
MAY 31, 2017
Governors Eric Greitens of Missouri and Scott Walker of Wisconsin appeared together Tuesday to celebrate Greitens' signature on legislation that ends the current requirement mandating union working conditions for contractors if the projects are less than half funded by the state. Senate Bill 182 reforms Project Labor Agreements in Missouri.
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52 Labor Dispute Halts Construction at 30 Sites in New York
Construction Equipment
JULY 2, 2015
Construction work came to a partial halt at approximately 30 sites after group of union concrete workers went on strike, reports Crain’s New York Business. The workers belong to a union group called the New York City District Council of Carpenters.
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Misconception about the Davis-Bacon Act and Prevailing Wage Law Addressed during Webinar
Construction Dive
APRIL 2, 2014
Paying the rates set forth in a union collective bargaining agreement does not necessarily ensure compliance with the prevailing wage rate under the federal Davis-Bacon Act. This is one of the key points that Littler Mendelson P.C.’s
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48 Will Construction Labor Representatives Challenge North Carolina’s New Government Contracts Law?
Construction Dive
JULY 24, 2013
Should state government entities be prohibited from compelling contractors to sign agreements with labor unions as a condition of performing work on public construction projects? North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) believes so, signing a bill (H.B. 110) to this effect last week. But will the new law (Session Law 2013-267) hold up?
Utility PG&E Files Restructured Chapter 11 Plan
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
New plan would cost customers less, keep employee and union agreements in place.
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PG&E Files Restructured Chapter 11 Plan
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
New plan would cost customers less, keep employee and union agreements in place.
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Subtle (and Not So Subtle) Effects of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry
Constructlaw
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
Employee Safety and Unions: Skilled craft persons working side-by-side on a project has always been the cornerstone of construction. Additionally, these new necessary worker protections may inject new life into the power of unions. Will this be the rebirth of union strength in certain parts of the country?
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Contractor Seeks Bankruptcy After Union Pension Fund Judgment
ENR Construction
JANUARY 14, 2015
A Tennessee masonry contractor''s filing is connected to the company''s withdrawal from a plan agreement with a bricklayers'' local. Business Management'
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