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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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Average 2018 Wage Increases for Construction Support Staff Estimated at 3.4% for 2018
According to the latest Contractor Compensation Quarterly (CCQ)  published by PAS, Inc., construction support staff wages are to rise by an average 3.4% by 2018 year end and pay increases have been fairly consistent the past few years. The prediction is based on data gathered… Read More
January 17, 2019
NLRB Agrees with AGC, Decides to Retain Notice Rule in Common-Situs Picketing Case
On December 27, 2018, in IBEW Local 357 (Desert Sun Enterprises), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision reaffirming its longstanding rule that, when a union notifies a neutral employer of its intent to picket a primary employer (the employer with which it has a direct dispute… Read More
January 17, 2019
Operating Engineers President to Speak at ҵ Convention
The Union Contractors Committee will host a session during AGC of America’s 2019 Annual Convention called the “State of the (Operating Engineers) Union” featuring guest speaker Jim Callahan, general president of the International Union of Operating Engineers.  The session is scheduled for… Read More
January 17, 2019
Court Upholds Joint Employer Rule, Leaves Room for Changes thorough Further Adjudication and Rulemaking
The National Labor Relations Board’s current joint employer standard has received a mixed review from a federal circuit court. The decision is disappointing to AGC, which sought reversal of the standard in an amicus brief in the case, but it provides some valuable guidance on how courts may… Read More
January 8, 2019
Construction Employment Rises by 38,000 in December and 280,000 in 2018; Hourly Pay Jumps 3.9 Percent, Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.1 Percent
Construction employment increased by 38,000 jobs in December and by 280,000 jobs, or 4.0 percent, over the past year, while the industry’s average pay accelerated and unemployment decreased to a historic low, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More
January 4, 2019
DOL H-2B Processing System Service Interruption
iCERT Portal Down Since January 1 Within the first five minutes of opening the semi-annual H-2B (seasonal, non-farm) visa certification process on January 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) employer certification system (iCERT) for temporary foreign labor had an unprecedented… Read More
January 4, 2019
AGC Supports Proposed Changes to Health Reimbursement Arrangements
Expands Employer and Employee Insurance Options  Late last month, AGC supported a proposed regulation by the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Labor that would expand the usability of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). Specifically, the proposal… Read More
January 3, 2019
ҵ Provides Input on DOL Proposal Expanding Access to Association Retirement Plans
AGC recently submitted official comments on a Department of Labor (DOL) proposed rulemaking intended to make it easier for smaller businesses to band together and offer retirement plans to employees. As outlined in the response, AGC appreciates the DOL’s efforts to increase retirement coverage… Read More
January 3, 2019
2019 Sage Construction Hiring and Business Outlook Survey
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December 28, 2018
Proposed Modification to EPA's 2017 CGP Open for Public Comment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing for public comment a modification to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2017 Construction General Permit (CGP), which covers eligible stormwater discharges from construction activities in areas where the EPA is the… Read More
December 20, 2018

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