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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. Agreement to review the level of remuneration payable to electrical installation apprentices and the position of electrical contracting wage levels.

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$1 Billion Electric Power Plant Planned for Northern Illinois

Construction Equipment

Competitive Power Ventures announced Thursday its intention to open a state-of-the-art electric generating facility in the Three Rivers area of unincorporated Grundy County. Project director Michael Bruno says the build will make use of the area's substantial union labor workforce. million homes. million homes.

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Labor Development Impacting Developers, Contractors, and Landowners

Construction and Infrastructure Law

It is unlawful for unions to secondarily picket construction sites or to coercively enmesh neutral parties in the disputes that a union may have with another employer. Takeaways: The NLRB’s regional offices that are responsible for investigating unfair labor practice charges filed against unions take their direction from the GC.

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Labor Development Impacting Developers, Contractors, and Landowners

Construction and Infrastructure Law

It is unlawful for unions to secondarily picket construction sites or to coercively enmesh neutral parties in the disputes that a union may have with another employer. Takeaways: The NLRB’s regional offices that are responsible for investigating unfair labor practice charges filed against unions take their direction from the GC.

Union 40
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Q2 Construction Labor Costs $28.13/Hour

Job Order Contracting

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in construction. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. Employment, Unemployment, and Openings, Hires, and Separations. . . Employment, 2015.

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Smart Grid Program Supported More Than 3,000 Jobs In Second Quarter

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

. “This increased investment resulted in work for 212 full-time equivalent positions at Intren in the second quarter, and we’re excited to be contributing to the important job of modernizing the electric system serving our region.” billion over 10 years to modernize the electric grid in northern Illinois, over $1.3

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April 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

Over the past several years, OSHA has increased citations to employers for failure to guard or adequately guard machinery and equipment, which suggests that the agency has forgotten or pays no attention to its previous guidance. Employers, not government, responsible for determining need for PPE. Best of the blog.

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