Senate EPW Committee Holds First Infrastructure Hearing Under New Leadership
Carper Reiterates Memorial Day Goal for Committee Passage of Bill
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AGC Pushes OSHA to Follow Traditional Regulatory Process on COVID-19 Standard
Agency Should Consider Science, Experience and Practical, Industry-Specific Approaches
AGC-Backed Bill to Ensure Fair and Open Competition on Federal Construction Introduced
Would Prohibit Government-Mandated PLAs on Federal & Federal-Aid Projects
New Immigration Bill Protects The Legal Status Of More Than 100,000 People In Dreamers And TPS Programs Who Work In Construction
Offering Undocumented Immigrants a Path to Legal Status Will Put an End to Unfair Competition and Labor Exploitation, But Bill Fails to Create a Construction Worker Visa Program, Has Other Flaws
The Associated General Contractors of America’s chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the introduction in Congress today of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021:
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National Association will Use Results to Push for Additional Relief Measures
AGC Urges Biden Administration to Address Soaring Lumber, Other Construction Materials Prices
AGC called on President Biden to take immediate steps to address soaring lumber prices, as well as rising costs for other construction materials. AGC CEO Steve Sandherr warned that rapidly rising lumber prices pose a growing threat to multifamily housing and other construction sectors. He urged the administration to work with domestic lumber producers to ramp up production to ease growing shortages.
New Criteria for Transportation Construction Grants Reflect Biden Administration Priorities
Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements, Local Hire Mandates and More
Biden Reaffirms Commitment to Registered Apprenticeship
Rolls Back Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program
The CDC is Not Recommending Double-Masking
On February 10, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report finding, among other things, that fitting a cloth mask over a medical procedure mask (“double masking”) improved source control and reduced wearer exposure to contracting COVID-19. Since the report’s release, news articles have circulated that suggest double masking is now a formal recommendation by CDC.
Union Membership in Construction Inches Up in 2020
Union membership across occupations in the construction industry declined from an annual average of 1,055,000 in 2019 to 993,000 in 2020, a drop of 62,000 or 5.9%, according to an annual economic release recently issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”). However, total construction industry employment declined even more, from 8,352,000 to 7,829,000, a drop of 523,000 or 6.3%. As a result, union members’ share of employment inched up from 12.63% to 12.68%.
Soaring Prices And Delivery Delays For Lumber, Steel And Other Inputs Squeeze Finances For Construction Firms Already Burdened By Pandemic
Association Officials Call for Removing Tariffs on Key Materials to Provide Immediate Relief for Hard-Hit Contractors and Exploring Ways to Expand Long-Term Capacity for Steel, Lumber and Other Materials