Construction workers at the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Protection Project

Construction Employment Declined in 28 States and D.C. from March to April

May 18, 2012

Construction employment remained on a seesaw in April as only 19 states added jobs, 28 states and the District of Columbia had declines and three states maintained March employment levels, according to an analysis by AGC of Labor Department data.

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2012
MAY
20

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee yesterday approved legislation with bipartisan support to prohibit the collection of political contribution information from bidders for government contracts. The bill, S. 1100, Keeping Politics out of Federal Contracting, is cosponsored by 22 senators.

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2012
MAY
20

The House Appropriations Committee yesterday approved a provision expanding opportunities for U.S. contractors bidding on international military construction projects within the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility.

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2012
MAY
19

AGC and the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) met this week with House Leadership staff to discuss legislation that would severely restrict federal agency participation in conferences hosted by private organizations.  Aside from ASAE, AGC was the only other organization there to fight for continued open discussion with federal agency representatives at private industry conferences and meetings.

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2012
MAY
19

The House Appropriations Committee yesterday passed a funding bill that would cut military construction and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction accounts. Military construction received $2.6 billion less than in the current fiscal year, largely due to already-planned reductions and pauses in construction. Meanwhile, the VA’s major projects construction account sees a $57 million decrease in FY2013 when compared to FY2012. However, on a more positive note, the bill increases the VA’s minor projects construction account by $125 million next fiscal year.

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2012
MAY
19

Today, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) offered an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2013 (H.R.4310) that would prohibit the federal government from mandating the use of a project labor agreement (PLA) or favoring a contractor because of the signing of a project labor agreement (PLA).  AGC sent a letter to the House today in support of the amendment. The vote passed (211-209) mostly along party lines with most republicans supporting it and all but one democrat opposing.

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2012
MAY
18

The AGC Labor and Employment Law Council held its 28th Annual Construction Labor Law Symposium April 19-20 in Washington, D.C.  Attorneys and chapter labor relations managers from across the country in record numbers attended to learn about the latest developments in construction labor and employment law.

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2012
MAY
18

The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB or Board) new rule revising election procedures in union representation cases is invalid, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled May 14.  The rule, often called the “quickie election” or “ambush election” rule because it expedites the election process to unions’ advantage, took effect on April 30.  The Board has suspended implementation of the rule and is expected to revert back to procedures in effect before April 30.

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