ENR Construction

MAY 22, 2023

James Cahill will serve 51 months in a New York medium-security federal prison for accepting more than $140,000 in cash plus other benefits to help a non-union contractor win jobs.

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Construction Dive

MARCH 8, 2019

win-win" agreement ends a period of contentious legal action between the developer of the $25 billion Hudson Yards project and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York. The "historic.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

A group of New York City construction unions have joined forces with affordable housing activists to pressure Mayor Bill de Blasio to require organized labor on construction of 80,000 lower-cost apartment units. Regulations Codes and Standards'

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Construction Dive

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The developer of the $25 billion project in Manhattan said the agreement secures millions of man-hours for the New York City District Council of Carpenters, at rates that are up to 10.5% lower than the prevailing wage rate.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 2, 2015

Construction work came to a partial halt at approximately 30 sites after group of union concrete workers went on strike, reports Crain’s New York Business. The workers belong to a union group called the New York City District Council of Carpenters.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 18, 2016

New York City counted 12 construction fatalities in 2015, a 50-percent increase over the previous year. To better understand what is causing the increase in construction accidents - besides the overall building boom in the city - politicians and labor groups want to track incidents by the kind of jobsite, union or nonunion.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 1, 2019

More women are beginning to make their mark in the male-dominated construction industry, according to an article on CBS Local New York. Despite women only making up 4 percent of New York City’s union workforce, organizations are advocating for women in construction, including “Non-Traditional…

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Collectively bargained workers' compensation gives building trade unions and union contractors the ability to create their own workers' comp system, tailored to their specific needs. You may have also heard of collectively bargained workers' compensation referred to as "carve outs" in the traditional workers' compensation system.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

With the tech giant nixing its New York plans, Arlington officials may push harder to give local construction unions pre-hire bargaining rights.

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BD+C

JANUARY 23, 2017

More than 200 construction workers, union officials, labor leaders and supporters rallied in support of a package of bills intended to strengthen construction site safety in New York City. Some were arrested during the demonstration.

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Construction Marketing

MARCH 13, 2018

About unions…. Tamara Rivera, a former carpenter with 24 years of experience and now a council representative for the New York City Council of Carpenters, says that unions have an effect on the types of jobs women are offered: “Women experience construction very differently on the non-union versus the union side.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 23, 2019

A thriving open shop company in New York City, Trident General Contracting, no longer has ties to the owner of union contractor Navillus.

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BD+C

JULY 15, 2016

Twenty-two New York City-area groups including trade unions, the District Attorney's office and general contractor representatives, have asked the judge in a case concerning a construction worker’s death to impose the maximum penalty on the contractor.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 23, 2019

A thriving open shop company in New York City no longer has ties to the owner of union contractor Navillus.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 15, 2018

An initial victory by a developer that is in a battle with New York unions.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 15, 2020

million to assist New York State LIUNA locals' combined pension funds. PBGC will contribute $26.7

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HardHatChat

MAY 31, 2012

Pursuing those jobs meant we would have had to use shoddy subcontractors or non-union labor where union labor would have been best. And if you’re not in a union town, like Miami, then align yourself with the best vendors. And yet, when we work in union markets like Chicago, Boston, New York and St.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 23, 2018

One issue Related faces is how much room the company will make – or be forced to make – for union labor.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 17, 2018

Its inception was the result of collective, creative minds who recognized a simple fact of the construction business: Cooperation between union carpenters and contractors would produce stronger, more predictable and ultimately successful results than an antagonistic approach to industry issues.

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BD+C

JUNE 12, 2013

More than 90% of New York City schools have at least one outstanding building code violation. At the least, these violations are a distraction and a source of discomfort,” said a school cleaners’ union official.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 8, 2016

For a list of New York economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Cash Incentives: New York State offers low-cost loans and grants to companies that invest significant capital in the State and commit to the creation and retention of private sector jobs.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 3, 2018

Even if you don't live in New York City, a recent New York Times report delving into why the city's subway construction costs are extraordinarily high is fascinating.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

In an unanimous 42-0 vote, the New York City Council approved a bill requiring workers on most construction sites (three stories high and greater) to complete at least 40 hours of safety training.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 23, 2022

Eight counties in the Chicago metro area and six in New York made ATTOM’s recent list of the 50 most at-risk real estate markets in the nation, Realtor.com reports. In the New York City metro area, six counties in New Jersey, outside of the city, were deemed in jeopardy.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

A group of construction trade organizers and unions filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court recently over the city’s Dept. of Buildings newly enforced rule banning cranes from operating when winds exceed 30 miles per hour.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 13, 2018

How subcontractors are selected for the next phase of the Hudson Yards megaproject is at issue.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In fact, after helping American Girl relocate their flagship stores in Chicago and New York City, we just completed our third relocation project in Los Angeles. And, of course, the desire to use union vs non-union labor can dramatically influence costs and timelines. It is something we have done time and time again.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 26, 2016

. . Members of the Building Trades Employers Association (BTEA), an industry group representing 27 trade union contractor associations in New York City, filed an Article 78 petition Tuesday against the Department of Buildings in New York City and Commissioner Richard D.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 23, 2013

According the International Energy Association, France and Poland have the greatest potential for recoverable shale gas in Europe, with shale reserves comparable to the Marcellus Shale Formation stretching from West Virginia to New York in the U.S. The post European Union Avoids Fracturing appeared first on Business Facilities.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 19, 2017

Construction workers from various trades, union officials, labor leaders and supporters rallied in Manhattan Wednesday morning to urge the New York City Council to pass the Construction Safety Act to strengthen construction site safety.

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Pro Builder

MAY 2, 2023

As a result, more than half said they plan to wait until rates fall before putting their homes on the market, The New York Times reports. We are in a real gridlock situation,” said Robert Frick, corporate economist at the Navy Federal Credit Union. A stalemate has mired the housing market, when it should be more robust.

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Pro Builder

MAY 2, 2023

As a result, more than half said they plan to wait until rates fall before putting their homes on the market, The New York Times reports. We are in a real gridlock situation,” said Robert Frick, corporate economist at the Navy Federal Credit Union. A stalemate has mired the housing market, when it should be more robust.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 1, 2016

The owner of a Long Island, New York construction firm was charged with nearly 140 felony and misdemeanor counts of fraud Thursday, prosecutors said, in connection with bilking employees of more than $250,000 in union benefits while working at Kennedy Airport.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 22, 2022

Unlike New York City and other multifamily havens, Los Angeles has been an epicenter of single-family living for decades, attracting world-renowned architects commissioned by Hollywood’s finest actors from the 1920s to the late 20th century. . Los Angeles: Home of the Single-Family Streetscape. Mon, 08/22/2022 - 11:00.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 9, 2019

New York City contractor's conflict with building trades unions appears over.

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BD+C

JANUARY 10, 2018

A New York City Council proposal that would mandate a sliding-scale system be used when awarding civil damages for construction-related injuries or fatalities has drawn fire from two prominent unions.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 30, 2019

Joysticks and Simulations: The New Construction Recruiting Tools. The New York Times recently featured the construction recruiting struggle in its article: A New Recruitment Tool for Construction: The Joystick. Green rooftops on skyscrapers, like this one in downtown Chicago, may soon be required in New York City.

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