In a 7-2 ruling, Supreme Court justices upheld a 2007 federal jury verdict that Teamsters 287, San Jose, Calif., ratified a collective bargaining agreement with ready mixed and aggregate producer Graniterock in early-July 2004
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High Court Unanimous On Ibt Exposure To Graniterock Claims
The Supreme Court decision closing a six-year old Graniterock case against Teamsters Local 287 also opened legal avenues the concrete and aggregate producer to pursue against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Read MoreStone Veneer Group Honors Producers In Inaugural Awards Program
Recognizing distinctive new construction or retrofit applications as manufactured stone veneer demand is poised for continued growth, the MVMA named 19 projects in its first annual Design Awards program
Read MoreAstm C01/09 Charters Risk Management For Aar Subcommittee
Early-June ASTM committee meetings in St. Louis saw the launch of Subcommittee C09.50 Risk Management for Alkali Aggregate Reactions (AAR), targeting standards that will assist users to minimize or possibly prevent deleterious expansion in hydraulic cement mortar and concrete due to AAR
Read MoreAstm C01/09 Charters Risk Management For Aar Subcommittee
Early-June ASTM committee meetings in St. Louis saw the launch of Subcommittee C09.50 Risk Management for Alkali Aggregate Reactions (AAR), targeting standards that will assist users to minimize or possibly prevent deleterious expansion in hydraulic cement mortar and concrete due to AAR
Read MoreJ&S Concrete Delivers First Slab Carrying New Raditeck Fiber Spec
A 200-yd. order ready mixed producer J&S Concrete dispatched to a warehouse site marks the North American debut of Raditeck AC 60 fiber
Read MoreHolcim Opens $2 Million Competition To Customers, Project Owners Worldwide
A nine-month call for entries has kicked off the 3rd International Holcim Awards competition, which recognizes sustainable building and civil engineering works; landscape, urban design and infrastructure projects; and, materials, products and construction technologies
Read MoreWcct Sets One-Hour Concrete 101, Aggregate Testing, Masonry Mix Courses
“Fundamentals of Concrete,” “Concrete Masonry Mix Design,” “Sampling of Concrete Aggregates” and “Sieve Analysis” are the initial offerings in WCCT’s online Micro-Course series for staff and management across concrete production
Read MoreNrmca Adds Life-Cycle Assessment Course To Online Series
“Life Cycle Assessment of Concrete Structures” provides detailed instructions on using the LCA tool to evaluate building products’ and projects’ environmental performance, plus a look at how the concrete industry is applying such analysis to the production process
Read MoreNew Astm Blended-Scm Standard Spans Ternary Mixes
ASTM C1697-10 Standard Specification for Blended Supplementary Cementitious Materials covers product containing two or three ASTM-compliant SCM and used to impart hydraulic or pozzolanic action in concrete or mortar
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