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Striking concrete workers halt work at 30 NYC construction sites
Concrete workers belonging to the New York City District Council of Carpenters have gone on strike, bringing work to a halt at an estimated 30 jobsites around the city. According to a report from Crain’s New York Business, the strike is the result of the ending of a collective bargaining agreement between the council and the Cement […]
July 3, 2015
Business
Six-week Massachusetts construction crash course prepares low income, minority workers for the industry
As the U.S. construction industry continues to explore ways to battle the current skilled worker shortage, a training program in Massachusetts is introducing the industry to many folks who had never previously considered it. According to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, the city of Holyoke is seeing an influx of construction projects as of late including a […]
February 24, 2014
Business
UAW defeat in Chattanooga ought to be a wake up call for unions: This ain’t Germany
Last week when factory workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, facility voted against forming a union, the headlines characterized it as a “devastating” loss for the United Auto Workers. The vote was fairly close, 712 to 626. If it were a football game this would be more like a score of 21 to 18. Hardly devastating. […]
February 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
ABC, NAM want OSHA to withdraw LOI allowing unions to represent nonunion employees
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) General Counsel Maurice Baskin on February 4 told the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections that a February 21, 2013 letter of interpretation (LOI) from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should be withdrawn. Baskin made the statement at a subcommittee hearing titled “OSHA’s Regulatory Agenda: Changing Long-Standing Policies Outside the […]
February 4, 2014
Business
Don’t get locked in your office: Why staying in front of your team’s challenges is key to being a good leader
There’s a story behind this heading that contains a powerful message about leadership. Although it happened several years ago, the lesson learned from this experience is still relevant for today’s business world. It was the mid-1980’s and I had just accepted a new position as managing director of Dresser Industries, Europe, Africa and Middle East […]
September 17, 2013
Workforce
Michigan court rules right-to-work law applies to state workers
After becoming the 24th right-to-work state in the U.S. back in January, a Michigan appeals court ruled 2-1 Thursday that the legislation does in fact apply to state workers as well, according to a report from the Associated Press. The law, passed in December, is meant to prevent workplaces from making union membership a requirement […]
August 16, 2013
Workforce
Carpenters’ strike would stop work at several NYC construction projects, including World Trade Center
Some of New York City’s biggest commercial construction projects would be halted should the Manufacturing Woodworkers Association not hammer out a deal with 350 cabinetmakers and wood installers that comprise the Local 2790. According to a report by the New York Daily News, work at “4 World Trade Center, the General Motors building on Fifth Avenue […]
July 1, 2013
Workforce
The beginning of the end for unions?
Lost in the news cycle from last week was an unfortunate bit about a pro-union protester taking a swing at a Fox News “contributor” in one of the right-to-work rallies in Michigan. It was an ugly bit of video.  The Fox News guy suffered a chipped tooth, but fortunately the stupidity of the moment didn’t […]
December 20, 2012
Business
Union card-check initiative dies…for now
One of the Democrat’s key issues after November’s elections was to pass a law allowing unions to conduct non-secret ballots when organizing workers to form unions. Now it appears they won’t have the votes, much to the relief of the business community. Union organizers wanted the bill to make it easier to create more union […]
January 10, 2010
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Skyscraper restarted after material, labor prices drop
Project labor agreements and falling material prices have allowed work to restart on Frank Gehry’s first Manhattan skyscraper. The 76 floor Beekman Tower was to be the city’s tallest residential building but work stopped two months ago as costs soared out of control. The project labor agreements are basically concessions the city’s construction unions have made […]
January 10, 2010
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