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

Construction Business Owner

Beyond Driver Exoneration: How Dash Cams Reduce Exposure to Nuclear Verdicts Excessive verdicts in the United States have spread at an alarming rate. mhodges Mon, 02/03/2025 - 14:57 Excessive verdicts in the United States have spread at an alarming rate. 4) Share safety improvements.

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FYI – Pro Labor Is Not Necessarily Pro Union

Constructonomics

I’ve occasionally dansed around the issue of construction labor unions on this site, but of course I have not taken any definitive stance on one side or the other. Labor union grew substantially as a result of the industrial revolution in the late 1800s. The construction industry is not as strangled by labor unions (a.k.a.

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

Construction Business Owner

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. Fri, 05/22/2020 - 14:47.

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WorkHands: A Social Media Site for Construction Workers

Construction Marketing

The main purpose of the website is to better connect employers with skilled workers in the United States. WorkHands also provides information about: trade schools, unions, construction companies, apprenticeships, available certifications, and support organizations. The site is styled after LinkedIn. Work Hands Features.

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Women to the Rescue: How to Solve The Skilled Labor Shortage in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The good news is that many contractors and municipalities across the United States are already moving in this direction by advancing their own efforts to recruit, hire and train women. And the Iron Workers, in April 2017, became the first building trades union to offer up to eight months of paid maternity leave.

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Unionized Construction Firms See Fewer Costly, Serious Injuries

Construction Superintendent Magazine

. -- A new study shows construction firms that hire union workers have fewer work injuries requiring workers’ compensation payments for time away from work.

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Tennessee: Tyson Foods Expanding in Union City

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will invest approximately $80 million to expand operations in Union City, TN. Tyson plans to add 25,000 square feet and new production lines to its Union City plant, effectively doubling its output capabilities at the facility. Tyson’s Union City complex supplies chicken for a national foodservice customer. T yson Foods, Inc.