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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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Senate Committee Approves AGC-Backed Highway Bill
Other Senate Committees Must Act on Transit, Rail Programs On May 26, the Senate Environment and Works (EPW) Committee unanimously passed the AGC-backed Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021. The bill would provide historic level of investment—$311 billion over five years—for roads,… Read More
May 27, 2021
ҵ Convinces OSHA to Change Stance on Recording Adverse Reaction to COVID-19 Vaccines
In April, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued updated COVID-19 FAQs related to contractor vaccine policies. The FAQs established that when vaccination is mandated by employers, adverse reactions related to employees receiving the vaccine are a recordable injury/illness,… Read More
May 27, 2021
Sixty Percent Of Firms Working On Highway Upgrades Experienced Cars Crashing Into Their Work Zone During The Past Year, New Data Finds
Annual Survey by HCSS and Associated General Contractors of America Finds Drivers and Passengers are at Greater Risk of Injury and Death in Work Zone Crashes As Officials Urge Drivers to Be Careful this Summer Sixty percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their… Read More
May 26, 2021
Register Now for AGC's June 16 Union Contractors Virtual Meeting
AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee will hold its next quarterly virtual meeting  on June 16, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. EASTERN Daylight Time.  All interested AGC members and chapter staff are invited.  The meeting is not open to nonmembers.  The agenda will include updates… Read More
May 25, 2021
NLRB Decides to Keep Contract-Bar Doctrine As-Is
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has decided to maintain its longstanding contract-bar doctrine, despite AGC-supported signals by the Board that changes would be coming. The contract-bar doctrine generally precludes a union representation or decertification election during… Read More
May 25, 2021
Union Sector Reports Continued but Diminished Craft Labor Shortages
Union contractors, labor representatives, and other stakeholders in the unionized sector of the construction and maintenance industry expressed continued but reduced optimism regarding growth in early 2021 as compared to early 2020, according to the 2021 Union Craft Labor Supply Study recently… Read More
May 25, 2021
U.S. EPA Proposes Changes to the Federal Stormwater Permit for Construction Activities
Learn more at July 20-22 virtual conference, free to AGC members The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed an update to its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit (CGP) covering stormwater discharges from construction activities. EPA… Read More
May 21, 2021
Construction Employment In April Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak In 36 States And D.C. Despite Pickup From March Level In 26 Locations
Texas and Louisiana Have Worst Job Losses Since February 2020, While Utah and Idaho Top Gainers; Illinois and New Hampshire Add the Most in April, as Texas and Iowa Posts Biggest Monthly Losses Construction employment in April remained below the pre-pandemic high set in February 2020 in 36… Read More
May 21, 2021
FHWA Announces Local Hire Pilot Program
On May 20, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a new initiative to permit, on an experimental basis, contractors to utilize geographic, economic, or other hiring preferences on federal-aid highway projects. This “local hire” initiative will be carried out as a pilot program for a… Read More
May 20, 2021
OSHA’s Interpretation of Recording Adverse Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines Causes Concern Among Contractors
In late April, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued updated COVID-19 FAQs related to contractor vaccine policies. Consistent with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) messaging, contractors have been recommending—and in some instances mandating—employees… Read More
May 20, 2021

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