The U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement with Laborers Local 1149 in Wheeling, W.V., resolving claims the union violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) by failing to reinstate U.S. Army National Guardsman Elliot Ferrell as an apprentice laborer after his return from three months of basic training. As a result, Ferrell was ineligible to continue to receive job referrals through the union’s hiring hall.
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NCMA, NRMCA, PCA align with AIA-led Resilience Building Coalition
American Institute of Architects and National Institute of Building Sciences officials, along with representatives of 38 design and construction industry organizations, have released “Preparing to Thrive: The Building Industry Statement on Resilience – Helping communities construct a more certain future,” a progress report surrounding a 2014 Resilience Building Coalition initiative.
Read MoreResilient Building Codes host recognizes NCMA, AGC, AIA deliverables
Sources: White House Briefing Room; CP staff
Along with the federal agency actions stemming from the Conference on Resilient Building Codes, the White House cited related measures unfolding at the National Concrete Masonry Association and Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, plus architectural, engineering and construction peer groups.
Read MoreOSHA seeks Construction Advisory Committee nominees
Sources: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA will hold workgroup and full Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health meetings, December 3-4 in Washington, D.C.—all open to the public. Established under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Committee advises the Labor Secretary and agency officials on construction standards and policy matters.
Read MoreContractors support counterbalance to feds’ project labor agreement bias
Sources: Associated Builders and Contractors, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act introduced by Rep. John Sullivan (R.-Okla.), notes 2011 ABC National Chairman Michael Uremovich (Great Lakes Energy Consultants), “Will guarantee that all qualified contractors and skilled workers, regardless of labor affiliation, have an equal opportunity to bid on and construct federal and federally assisted construction projects … [and] help taxpayers get the best possible construction project at the best possible price by increasing competition, reducing waste and eliminating favoritism in federal contracting.”
Read MoreFeds Shelve Illegal Project Labor Agreement-Bound Bid Solicitation
The U.S. Department of Labor cancelled a letting for its $11 million Job Corps Center in Manchester, N.H., following a protest ABC member North Branch Construction filed with the Government Accountability Office over a stipulation that work fall under a project labor agreement (PLA)
Read MoreEmboldened Building Trades Flex Muscles In D.C.; Retool Union Message, Image
In a keynote address to his group’s 2009 Legislative Conference, Building and Construction Trades Department President Mark Ayers equated the Obama Administration advent with the dawning of a new era of union construction success
Read MoreEquipment Groups Offer Construction Education Scholarships
Applications are now available for construction education scholarships funded by the ConstructMyFuture.com website, an industry initiative promoting construction
Read MoreEquipment Groups Offer Construction Education Scholarships
Applications are now available for construction education scholarships funded by the ConstructMyFuture.com website, an industry initiative promoting construction
Read MoreBrown’s Concrete At 100
In 1907, David L. Brown established in Sudbury, Ontario, the area’s first concrete products operation Brown’s Concrete Products, Ltd. to meet the demands
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