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New Survey Shows How Nation鈥檚 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鈥檚 failure to invest in construction鈥 Read More

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Jan.-June Collective Bargaining Yields Average First-Year Increase of 2.8%
Negotiators conducting collective bargaining between January and June of this year agreed to raise construction craft workers鈥 wage and fringe benefits by an average of 2.8 percent or $1.65 during the first contract year, 2.7 percent or $1.65 during the second contract year, and 2.7 percent or $1.鈥 Read More
July 22, 2019
蜜桃导航 Call for info on Worker Shortages
Please respond to survey before closure in mid-August As demand for construction in most parts of the country continues to expand and the number of unemployed construction workers hits record low levels, AGC of America and Autodesk are working to better quantify where these shortages are taking鈥 Read More
July 18, 2019
EEOC Issues Further Guidance on EEO -1 Component 2 Pay Data Collection
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently updated the web-based portal for the reinstated collection of 2017 and 2018 EEO-1 Component 2 data with several resources to assist employers. Specifically, the EEOC provided a series of Frequently Asked Questions (鈥淔AQs鈥) regarding鈥 Read More
July 17, 2019
蜜桃导航 Prepares Suggestions on Improving the 2008 Mitigation Rule
Please provide feedback by the end of July 26, 2019 In recent Unified Agendas, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have indicated their intention to review and amend the 2008 Compensatory Mitigation Rule.  AGC supports this effort, because challenges in鈥 Read More
July 12, 2019
EPA Reduces Amount of Lead in Dust Considered a Hazard
May Warrant Measures to Reduce Risk The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA recently finalized a rule to reduce the dust-lead hazard levels on floors and window sills 鈥 from 40 micrograms (碌g) of lead in dust per square foot (ft2) and 250 碌g/ft2 to 10 碌g/ft2 and 100 碌g/ft2,鈥 Read More
July 12, 2019
AGC Welcomes New Members to AGC's Environmental Forum Steering Committee
AGC is pleased to announce the appointment of new members to serve on its Environmental Forum Steering Committee.  Members of the steering committee have direct access to federal regulatory officials, influence over AGC鈥檚 environmental agenda, and a means to exchange valuable information with鈥 Read More
July 11, 2019
Time is Running Out to Register for the Construction Safety, Health and Environmental Conference
Join us on July 23-25, 2019 in Seattle, Washington With over forty educational sessions, check out the great line-up of speakers and topics for the upcoming Construction Safety, Health and Environmental Conference on July 23-25 in Seattle, Washington.  This conference is your annual meeting鈥 Read More
July 11, 2019
Construction Jobs Increase by 21,000 in June and 224,000 During the Past Year as the Sector's Unemployment Rate Decreased to 4.0 Percent
Construction employment increased by 21,000 jobs in June and by 224,000, or 3.2 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction experience fell, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.鈥 Read More
July 8, 2019
Construction Employment Increases in 249 Out of 358 Metro Areas from May 2018 to May 2019 as Labor Shortages Likely Held Back More Hiring
Construction employment grew in 249 out of 358 metro areas between May 2018 and May 2019, declined in 57 and was unchanged in 52, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said firms in many parts of鈥 Read More
July 3, 2019
AGC Supports DOL Revisions to Joint Employer Status under FLSA
On June 25, AGC submitted comments to the U. S. Department of Labor鈥檚 (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) revising and clarifying the responsibilities of employers and joint employers to employees in joint employer arrangements. In 2017, the鈥 Read More
June 26, 2019

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