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

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

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

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 68

Union Organization Bidding Architecture 68

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 Construction Plans 78

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 Construction 74

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.

OSHA 120

OSHA Union Inspections Bargains 120

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 128

Union Infrastructure Plans Agreement 128

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 AIA Illinois 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

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 66

Union Organization Bidding Architecture 66

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 Construction 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

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

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.

Washington 92

Washington Union Contractors Agreement 92

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 152

Union Employment Construction Deals 152

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

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 Equipment Sustainability 80

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

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

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

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 67

Union Retail Office Commercial 67

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

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Cory Torppa, who earned $100,000 for his Washington state high school’s construction program, said it's important to introduce students to the trades.

Union 123

Union Washington Construction 123

BD+C

OCTOBER 21, 2019

the new IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union (IHMVCU) headquarters has completed construction. Located next to the Mississippi River in Moline, Ill., The LEO A DALY-designed building was designed to reflect an employee-centered culture.

Mississippi 75

Mississippi Union Construction Design 75

Constructonomics

APRIL 28, 2012

But regardless of the spelling, labor (labour) unions in the construction industry are like the pink elephant in the room that nobody dares to speak of. While construction labor unions can act and have acted as the 800 pound gorilla, in the previous reference they are clearly the pink elephant. *. For a few reasons.

Union 151

Union Philadelphia Construction Colorado 151

BD+C

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The building, constructed in the 1960s in the Bronzeville neighborhood, south of the Loop, attracted the interest of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134, which was looking to move out of its West Side union hall.

Union 58

Union Chicago Electrical Construction 58

ENR Construction

JANUARY 19, 2023

Construction unions’ portion of the industry’s total workforce declined last year from levels to the lowest annual level in a decade, according to a new Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

Union 36

Union Construction Statistics 36

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

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

Union 67

Union Massachusetts 67

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 7, 2021

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

Contractors 61

Contractors Washington Union Agreement 61

ENR Construction

DECEMBER 11, 2019

To help meet the industry’s persistent demand for heavy equipment operators, Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers has gone virtual.

Union 74

Union Equipment Engineering Industrial 74

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Felice Farber, new executive director for the Subcontractors Trade Association, gave her diagnosis of the state of diversity and inclusion and construction’s most serious woes.

Union 107

Union Materials Construction 107

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Union membership in construction rose by 31,000 to 1.02 million in 2021 from its 2020 level.

Union 69

Union Construction Employment 69

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Union membership in construction rose by 31,000—from an annual average of 993,000 in 2020 to 1,024,000 in 2021.

Union 69

Union Construction Employment 69

ENR Construction

AUGUST 2, 2021

Bennett illegally placed his girlfriend on the union health care plan, according to federal jury conviction. Roderick M.

Union 69

Union Plans 69

Construction Dive

MARCH 18, 2020

A bill calls for state DOT engineers rather than consultants like FIGG to inspect infrastructure projects while a union in support of it questions the FIU bridge designer's role in the Arrigoni Bridge project as an example.

DOT 71

DOT Union Connecticut Inspections 71