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What Construction of New Bills Stadium Could Mean for Trade Jobs
ABC’s Brian Sampson calls PLA on Bills stadium “a slap in the face to our workers.” Building a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills will create 10,000 construction jobs, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. The project is expected to cost $1.4 billion with New York State and Erie County contributing a combined $850 million. “Who’s…
ABC Urges Withdrawal of Davis Bacon Rule
In a comment letter filed on May 17, Associated Builders and Contractors urged President Biden’s U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw an inflationary and flawed proposed rule revising Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts regulations that apply to federal and federally assisted construction projects funded by taxpayers. “The DOL’s proposed rule does little to improve or modernize Davis-Bacon Act…
Project Labor Agreement Will Sideline Many Workers
The Buffalo Bills’ stadium deal should be a great thing for all New Yorkers. However, buried in the deal is a legal mechanism that will exclude seven out of 10 construction workers in the state from working on and benefiting from the new stadium project. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz continues to call for the…
Final New York State Budget Statement
Albany Chooses Special Interest Groups Over Majority of NY Construction Workers A Statement from ABC Empire State Chapter President, Brian Sampson “The ABC Empire State Chapter has been advocating for open shop construction companies and their workers for over 50 years and this is the most challenging state budget we’ve seen to date. The final…
Erie County Exec. Mark Poloncarz Says Out of State Union Will Help Build New Buffalo Bills Stadium
On the WGR 550, Radio Show Schopp & Bulldog Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says the new Buffalo Bills Stadium will be built with union labor coming from all over including North-Eastern Pennsylvania. Link to full radio show: Schopp And Bulldog Show on WGR 550 AM SportsRadio – Weekdays 3-7PM (audacy.com)
DOL Announces Proposed Rule on Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
On March 28, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced proposed amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation. According to DOL’s press release, the proposed rule would: Require establishments with 100 or more employees in certain high-hazard industries to electronically submit information from their OSHA Forms 300, 301 and…
ABC Empire State Chapter Issues Statement on Senate & Assembly One-House Budget Proposals
One-House Budgets are a Disappointment for Construction Industry and Taxpayers A Statement from ABC Empire State Chapter Public Affairs Manager Tanner Schmidt “The one-house budget bills are a disappointment for New York’s construction industry and its taxpayers. While we welcome a major investment to improve the state’s failing infrastructure, mandating Project Labor Agreements will keep…
Senate & Assembly One-House Budget Recap: What’s Out
This week, the New York State Senate and Assembly released their one-house budget proposals for the 2022-23 New York State Budget. Here is a recap of some of the important things that were excluded from the Governor’s original proposal. This does not include all budget items, just the ones we felt were most important to…
Senate & Assembly One-House Budget Recap: What’s In
This week, the New York State Senate and Assembly released their one-house budget proposals for the 2022-23 New York State Budget. Here is a recap of some of the important things that were included in these one-house proposals, this does not include all budget items, just the ones we felt were most important to our…
ABC Empire State Chapter Members Among Top Performing U.S. Construction Companies
The Empire State Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors proudly announced that nine of its member companies – up from six in 2021 – were named as 2022 Top Performers by its national organization. These top performing U.S. construction companies are recognized for their commitment to safety, quality, diversity, project excellence and special designations. “We’re…