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Trade unions, contractors call for maximum penalty in construction worker death case

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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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How to Avoid a Commercial Construction Scandal

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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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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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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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Managing from the Mother Ship: How a National Commercial Contractor Operates

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He asked me, “You only have offices in Chicago, right? Here’s what we think are the most important things it takes to manage national projects from the mother ship (in this case, our office in Lemont, Ill.): That includes knowing the landscape of local unions, as well as other market-specific considerations.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Construction job openings, pay rose at.

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Both New York and the San Francisco area, where a technology boom has pushed rents up rapidly, are seeing a few speculative office buildings break ground. ” According to a quarterly survey released by the Federal Reserve on January 30 of senior loan officers at 56 domestic banks and 23 U.S. New York Times.

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

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First, the provision makes several revisions to the definition of covered employee: The definition under the Tax Bill includes both the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer; The definition applies to individuals who hold one of those positions at any time during the taxable year; and. Work-related education.

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Marketing In The Construction Industry – Everything You Need To Know

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But if that owner is building a new office complex, they’ll enter into an agreement with a general contractor who will then subcontract pieces of the work to trade or specialty contractors. On the other hand, let’s say you’re a general contractor that works well with unions. Residential. Commercial.