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Pay deal for nuclear builders heads-off strike threat

Construction Enquirer

A pay deal on behalf of 1,000 construction workers employed on EDF’s power station sites has headed-off planned strike action. Following the agreement, the strike action at Hartlepool and Torness due to begin today will not go ahead. Pay talks for the NAECI agreement are due this autumn, with a pay increase due in January 2024.

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Related, NYC union coalition strike deal

Construction Dive

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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Construction workers secure 7.6% pay increase

Construction Enquirer

Construction unions and contractors have agreed a pay increase from next month of at least 6% for around 500,000 site workers operating under the Construction Industry Joint Council agreement. In a two-stage CIJC deal, workers will receive a further 1.5% Click here for full agreement details.

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Deal or no deal: PLAs in the construction industry

Construction Dive

The project labor agreement fight has reached the federal level as unions and private associations plead the case for and against.

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Carpenters union, Related strike deal for Hudson Yards

Construction Dive

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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Sparks agree 7% wage increase from 2024

Construction Enquirer

Electricians are set for a 7% wage rise from 2024 after a new pay deal was hammered out by electrical contractors and union Unite under the JIB collective agreement. The two-year deal for the industry also includes a 5% uptick in rates from 2025.

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Labor Deal Ends Seattle Crane Strike

ENR Construction

6 after a local union reached an agreement with the Associated General Contractors of America. A 17-day construction worker strike in Seattle and Western Washington state ended Sept.

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