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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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Funding for Highway and Transit Programs Expire on September 30
Action is needed before the current one-year extension of the FAST Act surface transportation law expires September 30. The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the Senate over a month ago includes a record-breaking five-year surface transportation reauthorization and additional investments to… Read More
September 16, 2021
President Biden Mandates Federal Contractors Are Vaccinated
The Administration released general details of President Biden's COVID-19 Action Plan and two Executive Orders that will require all federal employees and federal contractors and subcontractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Executive Order impacting federal contractors requires the Safer… Read More
September 16, 2021
OSHA to Issue a COVID-19 Vaccine or Testing Mandate
On July 9, President Biden unveiled his Path Out of the Pandemic Plan, which implements a six-pronged national strategy to combat the surge of the Delta variant.  One of the key aspects of the plan is a requirement that OSHA issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)—reportedly within a… Read More
September 16, 2021
EEOC Again Extends Deadline for 2019 & 2020 EEO-1 Data Collection
Filings Now Due on October 25, 2021 The deadline to submit and certify 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data HAS BEEN CHANGED.  The new filing deadline is NOW Monday, October 25, 2021. After delaying the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collections on May 8, 2020, in light of… Read More
September 15, 2021
Last Chance for the 2021 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference
Preferred Hotel Rates End on September 21st The agenda is live, and registration continues for the 2021 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference to be held October 14-15, 2021, in St. Louis, Missouri, but time is quickly running out to book your lodging.  AGC’s preferred rate at… Read More
September 15, 2021
AGC Releases New COVID-19 Toolkit
Click HERE to find a new ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit that you can share with your staff, trade contractors, subcontractors, and partners. AGC has gathered information on COVID-19 vaccines, their safety and their effectiveness that members can use in their education efforts; created an industry-… Read More
September 13, 2021
New Billboard Calls Out Conor Lamb For Voting To Keep His Constituents Stuck In Highway Traffic, Gives Drivers Access To Details ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ The Vote
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ of America is installing a new billboard in the Pittsburgh area to call out Congressman Conor Lamb for voting to keep his constituents stuck in highway traffic. The billboard, which is located along one of the most congested commuter corridors in the Congressman’s… Read More
September 13, 2021
Prices For Key Construction Materials Continue To Increase In August While Contractors Struggle To Get Those Products Delivered On Time
The prices contractors pay for construction materials continued to increase in August while many firms report struggles to get those materials delivered on time, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association officials urged… Read More
September 10, 2021
Biden Mandates Vaccination for Federal Workers & Federal Contractors
All Employers 100+ Must Ensure Vaccinated or Tested Weekly On September 9, President Biden announced a new plan to require all federal employees and federal contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19.  Additionally, the plan will also require all employers with 100 or more employees to… Read More
September 9, 2021
House Ways and Means Committee Begins Markup; Tax Hike Legislation Expected Next Week
On September 9, the House Committee on Ways and Means, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, began consideration of its share of President Biden’s American Families Plan. The final price tag of the overall legislation is still being negotiated by the House and Senate, as moderate Democrats,… Read More
September 9, 2021

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