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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…
ABC Hails Court Decision Blocking Biden Administration’s Independent Contractor Do-Over
WASHINGTON, March 15-The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas today dealt a blow to the Biden administration’s efforts to delay and rescind the Trump administration’s 2021 independent contractor final rule in a decision applauded by Associated Builders and Contractors, which had sued to block those actions. Under the court’s decision, the ABC-supported…
ABC’s Sampson: NY’s Policies Hurt Business’ Chances of Success
CLICK FOR VIDEO Construction unemployment rates in New York State have dropped drastically from a year ago, but NY still lags behind 48 states.That’s according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. In December 2020, the rate was 15.9%. A year later in December 2021, the rate was 9.5% Despite that…
To Best Protect Taxpayers, Avoid Imposing a PLA on Stadium Construction
ABC Empire State Chapter President Brian Sampson’s Op-Ed in the Buffalo News. After years of discussion, the Buffalo Bills, their fans and the Buffalo-Niagara Falls Metropolitan region are finally poised to get a modern stadium that can provide an exceptional gameday experience for one of the most loyal fanbases in professional sports. As negotiations continue,…