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Business

Wash. construction workers, equipment operators put down picket signs, return to jobs

A strike by Washington construction workers and crane operators that lasted for over two weeks has officially come to an end. Get more details here.

September 7, 2018

Workforce

Wash. construction workers strike for higher pay in battle with contractors

Union construction workers are on strike in Washington over wages, hours, and working conditions. Get all the details on Equipment World.

August 30, 2018

Workforce

Lifting up construction workers, I Build America to hold first Construction Appreciation Week

The first annual Construction Appreciation Week is slated for September 17-21, 2018. Check out the details for the week here on Equipment World.

August 28, 2018

Workforce

Construction adds 13,000 jobs in June

Construction employment reached a 10-year high in June, with the addition of 13,000 jobs. The industry's unemployment rate ticked up from 4.4 % to 4.7 %.

July 9, 2018

Workforce

AGC Charities presents $195,000 in Hurricane Harvey aid to construction workers

Eighty-three construction workers who suffered damage to their homes from Hurricane Harvey got a $2,350 surprise. Each received a check in that amount from AGC Charities, the philanthropic arm of the Associated General Contractors of America. AGC Charities began raising money nationwide after Harvey’s winds and floods devastated Texas. It left many construction workers with […]

January 29, 2018

Roadbuilding

I-405/I-105 connector near LAX to close for reconstruction

The northbound Interstate 405/San Diego Freeway connector to westbound I-105 near the Los Angeles airport will be closed until April for reconstruction, according to the California Department of Transportation. Caltrans says the long-term closure of the connector, which begins at 11 p.m. January 2, is needed to provide a safe zone for construction workers and […]

December 27, 2017

Workforce

Construction adds 24,000 jobs in November

The U.S. construction industry increased employment for a fourth consecutive month in November, with the addition of 24,000 jobs. Total construction employment rose to 6.955 million Americans during the month, a 2.7-percent improvement over the November 2016 total, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The November jobs data also brought a revision to […]

December 11, 2017

Workforce

Hurricane recovery sends construction unemployment to record low

U.S. construction unemployment tied a record low in October, at 4.5 percent, with recovery from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and other disasters appearing to lead the jobs increase, according to Associated Builders and Contractors. The last time construction unemployment reached 4.5 percent in October was in 2006, the ABC says. The October 2017 rate was […]

December 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Transportation safety certificate seeks to curb work zone deaths

Alarmed at the statistic that 50,000 deaths and injuries occur each year in or around U.S. road and bridge construction sites, a national organization has developed a safety training certificate with the goal of creating incident-free transportation work zones worldwide. So far, 111 candidates have been listed as earning the Safety Certification for Transportation Project […]

November 24, 2017

Workforce

The upside of construction’s aging workforce

Although much has been made of construction’s aging workforce, most of the emphasis has been on labor. But aging is nothing if not equal opportunity, the most egalitarian force of nature. So aging is not just a labor crew reality, but cuts across your entire organization: office, management, you. With all the angst about replacing […]

October 26, 2017

Business

Construction is driven by people, not machines

Certain themes repeat themselves when we talk to contractors: The 20-hour days to get a construction company started … and to keep it going. The great financial risks for miniscule margins. The inherent joy of building something. But the most prevalent comment we hear from contractors concerns their people. “We couldn’t do this without the […]

July 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Indiana hosts launch of new national work zone safety campaign

A group of construction workers and contractors launched a new national work zone safety campaign at the Indiana State Police District 52 on May 25, cbs4indy.com reports. Indiana was chosen for the launch because of its higher-than-average work zones accident rate. Seventy-two percent of Indiana highway contractors reported that vehicles crashed into their work zones in 2016. “There […]

May 31, 2017