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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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NLRB Continues to Make Union Organizing of Temps & Other Supplied Workers Easier
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has relaxed the standard for determining the appropriateness of bargaining units in the context of labor staffing firms 鈥 again.  In its July 11 Miller & Anderson decision, the Board held that a union may seek to represent a unit of鈥 Read More
September 6, 2016
Administration Releases Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Final Rule & Guidance
Complimentary AGC WebED Sept. 7 On August 25, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council and U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule and guidance, respectively, to implement the 鈥淔air Pay and Safe Workplaces鈥 Executive Order 13673, commonly called the Blacklisting Executive Order.鈥 Read More
September 1, 2016
NLRB Allows Carpenters to Proceed with Multiemployer-Based Election in NYC
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) approved a union鈥檚 petition for a single representation election covering all of the contractors in a multiemployer group because the contractors indicated their 鈥渦nequivocal intent鈥 to be bound by group bargaining.  The case, Building鈥 Read More
September 1, 2016
AGC Workforce Survey Shows Contractors Have a Hard Time Finding Qualified Craft Workers
Labor Shortages are Prompting Firms to Increase Pay and Become More Efficient but Threaten to Slow Economic Growth over the Long-Term Officials Warn as they Call for New Workforce Measures Two-thirds of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that鈥 Read More
September 1, 2016
Construction HR & Training Professionals Gear Up for Industry Conference
Each October, construction industry professionals in HR, training and workforce development gear up for the industry鈥檚 premier learning and networking event, AGC鈥檚 Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference, and this year is no different.  The 2016 event will be held Oct. 5-7 at鈥 Read More
September 1, 2016
Employers Must Update Two Federal Employment Law Posters
With little notice, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) revised two federal employment law posters 鈥 the Federal Minimum Wage poster and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act poster.  As a result, employers must immediately ensure that the new posters are properly displayed. There are two鈥 Read More
September 1, 2016
EEOC Issues Final Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation
On August 29, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues.  The guidance addresses retaliation under each statute enforced by the EEOC, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in鈥 Read More
September 1, 2016
AGC, IECA Team Up To Bring Stormwater Expertise to Upcoming Conferences
AGC and the International Erosion Control Association recently teamed up to bring stormwater compliance experts and technical assistance to both of their upcoming conferences. AGC鈥檚 senior environmental advisor will speak at the Mid-Atlantic Chapter IECA鈥檚 Annual Conference 鈥 Sept. 20-22 in鈥 Read More
August 31, 2016
Proposed Federal Contractor Greenhouse Gas Reporting Requirement
Seemingly Innocuous Requirement is a Sign of More Contractor Mandates to Come  On July 25, AGC submitted comments on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council proposed rule that would require federal contractors with annual gross revenues of $7.5 million and above to make an annual鈥 Read More
August 31, 2016
蜜桃导航 Comments on VW Settlement, Multi-Billion Dollar Trust for Diesel Clean Up
Funds May Help States Struggling to Meet Federal Ozone Standard AGC and its Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Coalition partners recently submitted a letter to the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offering recommendations on how to spend the $2.7 billion鈥 Read More
August 31, 2016

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