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Op-Ed: The PRO Act Eliminates Freedom & Privacy in the Workplace

Construction Business Owner

2474, which aims to boost the number of dues-paying union members at the expense of small and local businesses, workers, entrepreneurs and main street. 6, 2020, the United States House of Representatives, by a vote of 224 to 194, passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, H.R.

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Consider Collectively Bargained Workers' Compensation

Construction Business Owner

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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Election 2021: $1B New England Power Project Underway Is Rejected; Texas, Va. Pass Funding Measures

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Hydropower corridor owner Avangrid files Maine court suit claiming measure to kill project is unconstitutional, while ex-project finance exec Glenn Youngkin is Va. governor-elect and iron workers' union VP Steve Sweeney loses NJ state senate race and its presidency

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Election 2021 Recap: $1B NE Power Project Underway Is Rejected; Texas, Va. Pass Big Funding Measures

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Owner utility Avangrid files Maine court suit Nov. 3 claiming referendum to kill project violates state and federal law; former project finance top exec Glenn Youngkin is Virginia governor-elect; while iron workers' union official Stephen Sweeney appears to have lost his N.J. senate seat and leadership post

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Best Project Airport/Transit: Vineyard Commuter Rail

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The project added a new station to the existing FrontRunner commuter rail system, which shares a corridor with the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) freight main line.

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Align hits key milestone on HS2 Colne Valley viaduct

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HS2’s main works contractor Align JV has completed the first set of V-shaped bridge piers for what will be the UK’s longest railway bridge The V-piers are designed to support the viaduct deck over a series of lakes the Colne Valley Viaduct crosses between the end of the London tunnels and the start of the Chiltern tunnels.

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Not So Fast.Workers Walk Off Tesla Building Site

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. . An estimated 100 union construction workers walked off the job at Tesla Motors' battery manufacturing plant in Sparks, Nevada on Monday to protest what union organizers say is the increased hiring of out-of-state workers for less pay. billion in Nevada state tax breaks over the next 20 years.

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