Construction Dive

APRIL 13, 2020

Some unions are directing members to stop work on projects that are allegedly failing to enforce COVID-19 safety measures. Others leave it up to the workers.

Union 153

Union Safety Construction 153

FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

OSHA’s policy of allowing union representatives to accompany agency compliance officers in walk-around inspections of worksites, even if the union doesn’t represent company employees, is being challenged in a lawsuit filed by the National Federation of Independent Businesses. The NFIB lawsuit, filed in U.S.

Union 120

Union OSHA Inspections Legal 120

Construction Dive

APRIL 24, 2020

Effective April 21, the work stoppage directive issued by the state's largest industry union earlier this month is no longer in effect for essential projects with acceptable COVID-19 safety protocols.

Union 114

Union Massachusetts Safety Industrial 114

ENR Construction

MAY 17, 2023

Washington, DC’s Union Station has taken a major step toward a long-overdue expansion and revitalization.

Union 68

Union Revit Washington Plans 68

ENR Construction

MARCH 9, 2022

undocumented and worked as a union laborer, for encouraging him to become a carpenter. Rodriguez credits his father, an immigrant who arrived in the U.S.

Union 83

Union 83

ENR Construction

JANUARY 19, 2023

New Bureau of Labor Statistics report says union portion of the total private sector construction workforce declined last year to 11.7%, the lowest annual level in a decade, but building trades counter that data understates organized labor strength.

Union 69

Union Statistics Organization Construction 69

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

International Accreditation Services has certified two programs and union leaders are seeking certification for a third.

Union 69

Union Certification Safety 69

Construction Equipment

MARCH 19, 2020

The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) and Built Robotics announced a multi-year strategic partnership agreement. The partnership will establish a training program to prepare the more than 400,000 IUOE members to oversee and manage robotic equipment, as well as work alongside…

Union 100

Union Agreement Equipment Engineering 100

Construction Business Owner

JULY 29, 2013

Most employers think of the NLRA as the federal law that governs how employers recognize and deal with unions, and with more than 93 percent of the private sector not represented by unions, many construction employers believe this law may not apply to their workforces. Others simply are unfamiliar with this law.'

Union 189

Union Employment Deals Construction 189

Construction Dive

APRIL 10, 2019

Union leaders and lawmakers at a conference this week called for prevailing wages, project labor agreements and other standards to be included.

Union 127

Union Infrastructure Agreement Conference 127

FDR Safety

MAY 10, 2013

Non-union employees can select anyone, including representatives of a union, to accompany an OSHA compliance officer during an inspection of their worksite, according to a recent interpretation letter issued by OSHA. As noted in an article by the Constangy Brooks & Smith law firm, the letter is provoking a backlash from employers.

Union 120

Union OSHA Inspections Bargains 120

ENR Construction

JULY 20, 2021

New study says that union construction projects are similar in cost to non-union projects because higher union labor costs are offset by savings in other project components such as materials and safety, but critics point to prevailing wage laws that may have skewed its findings.

Union 74

Union Safety Minnesota Materials 74

ENR Construction

APRIL 5, 2021

Amazon faces rising opposition from trade unions and other critics as it forges ahead with plans to build a series of giant logistics centers across Massachusetts.

Massachusetts 78

Massachusetts Union Plans Construction 78

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Historic petition to unionize in architecture hits snag on eve of vote by NY firm SHoP, but Architectural Workers United isn't done with sector organizing, says Architectural Record, ENR's sister publication.

Union 69

Union Organization Bidding Architecture 69

Construction Dive

JANUARY 18, 2024

The semiconductor giant’s plan to import workers from Taiwan sparked strong opposition from the Arizona Building and Construction Trades Council.

Arizona 169

Arizona Union Deals Plans 169

BD+C

JANUARY 20, 2021

300 Grant Avenue, a 70.000-sf mixed-use project, has been completed, making it the first new ground-up development in San Francisco’s Union Square in over 20 years. The project includes approximately 28,100 sf of retail and 41,500 sf of Class A office space.

Union 98

Union Retail Office 98

Construction Dive

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A local trade group has asked general contractor Hensel Phelps to commit to paying workers a prevailing wage, a policy the contractor said it has already instituted.

Columbus 147

Columbus Union Airports Contractors 147

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Historic petition to unionize in architecture hits snag on eve of vote by NY firm, but Architectural Workers United isn't done with sector organizing, says Architectural Record, ENR sister publication.

Union 68

Union Organization Bidding Architecture 68

BD+C

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Originally completed in 1925, Chicago’s Union Station was designated a landmark in 2002 and listed by AIA Illinois as one of the 200 Illinois Great Places.

Union 104

Union Illinois AIA Infrastructure 104

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Union construction apprenticeships deliver similar salary and social outcomes such as marriage and home ownership as four-year college degrees, according to an analysis of 10 years of Department of Labor and Census Bureau data.

Union 94

Union Construction 94

Constructonomics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

I’ve occasionally dansed around the issue of construction labor unions on this site, but of course I have not taken any definitive stance on one side or the other. Labor union grew substantially as a result of the industrial revolution in the late 1800s. The construction industry is not as strangled by labor unions (a.k.a.

Union 157

Union United States Philadelphia Organization 157

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Union leader cites lack of action on infrastructure, infectious-disease safety standard, pension issues.

Union 78

Union Infrastructure Safety 78

Construction Dive

AUGUST 23, 2018

For the second time, the International Union of Operating Engineers and Associated General Contractors of Washington failed to reach an agreement on work conditions, hours and wages.

Union 92

Union Washington Agreement Engineering 92

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Several regional union leaders resigned amid alleged contract vote fraud after members narrowly agreed to pact last month following several week strike.

Union 69

Union Washington Contract 69

Construction Dive

MARCH 28, 2024

Hire360 targets recruiting minorities and women to the trades, leveraging partnerships with big name developers, contractors and unions.

Chicago 132

Chicago Union Contractors 132

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

No new negotiations have been scheduled as union leaders work to reach a consensus with members who rejected the latest tentative contract.

Union 69

Union Contract Washington Negotiation 69

BD+C

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The Beloit College Powerhouse, the school’s new student union, combines a group of historic buildings that made up the Blackhawk Generating Station (originally built between 1908 and 1947) along with a new field house addition.

Union 80

Union Architecture Sustainability Equipment 80

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Several regional union leaders resigned amid possible contract vote fraud after members narrowly agreed to pact last month following several week strike.

Union 69

Union Washington Contract 69

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Several regional union leaders resigned amid possible contract vote fraud after members narrowly agreed to pact last month following several week strike.

Union 69

Union Contract 69

BD+C

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Chicago’s Union Station Great Hall, originally designed in 1925, needed substantial repairs due to water leakage and deterioration due to flaws in the original design. The Great Hall restoration project was the most recent in a series of Union Station restoration projects that began in 2010.

Union 78

Union Design 78

ENR Construction

JANUARY 24, 2021

in 2020; unionized sector was down 5.9%, nonunion sector dipped 7.9%. Total construction workforce fell 6.3%

Union 78

Union Construction 78

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Best Project Renovation/Restoration: Union Mills 37

Union 36

Union Renovating 36

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Northwest Carpenters Union and the Associated General Contractors of Washington will vote on an agreement starting Thursday night.

Union 67

Union Agreement Washington Contractors 67

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The Blue Federal Credit Union World Headquarters development in Cheyenne covers more than eight acres, spans five buildings and features Class A office space, retail and commercial suites. .

Union 69

Union Retail Office Commercial 69

Pro Builder

MARCH 4, 2022

State of the Union Follow-Up: What About Rising Rents? Biden’s first State of the Union address outlined his administration’s plan to build back the nation after the devastating and costly COVID-19 pandemic, but absent from his speech was an objective to cut housing costs. Fri, 03/04/2022 - 10:14.

Union 52

Union St. Louis San Jose San Francisco 52

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The repeal, which took effect Tuesday, is the first such reversal since states began implementing laws that prohibit union security agreements in the 1940s.

Michigan 137

Michigan Union Agreement Security 137

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh joined local union leaders to announce the new initiative.

Union 69

Union Massachusetts 69