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The Business Council: State Business Leaders Join Together To Advocate For Prevailing Wage Reforms
A coalition of the state’s leading business and industry groups today announced their commitment to advocating for reforms to New York’s prevailing wage law.
Commercial Observer: Contractor Groups Slam Legislation Raising DOB Fines
Trade groups that represent both open-shop and union contractors are vocally opposing a package of City Council bills that aim to increase fines and create new ones for serious building code violations.
Crain’s New York: Union Leaders Demanding “Construction Safety For All” Should Mean It
It’s time to stop repeating the myth that union construction worksites in New York City are inherently safer than those of the merit shop, exclusively nonunion or even open-shop worksites that combine union and nonunion workers.
The Real Deal: Data Wars: Nonunion Group Says Half 2017’s Construction Deaths Happened On Union Sites
The New York chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors released data on Monday showing that five of 2017’s construction-related deaths occurred on union sites. ABC president Brian Sampson said the statistic shows that union sites are on a more equal footing with their nonunion counterparts than labor leaders have let on.
ABC Calls for Drug & Alcohol Testing On NYC Construction
As the City Council continues discussing ways to increase construction safety, the Associated Builders and Contractors, Empire State Chapter today held a press conference at City Hall urging the Council to introduce and pass legislation mandating drug and alcohol testing on all New York City construction sites.
115th Congress – Federal Update
Summer vacation began in Washington on Friday. President Donald Trump left for two weeks in Bedminster, New Jersey, joining the just-departed Senate and House of Representatives for an August recess…
In My Opinion: County Should Reject Project Labor Agreement
By Brian Sampson President, Empire State Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors The much-talked about Plattsburgh Airport $40 million construction project will provide hundreds of construction jobs to the region and put Clinton County on the map for growth. That’s the good news. The bad news? The project, like the current Norsk plant, is subject…
Built by Merit: Profiles Of ABC Member Projects
W.M. Schultz Construction is a merit shop contractor based out of Ballston Spa, New York and has been a long time member and supporter of ABC. They perform a variety of heavy civil infrastructure work in the water and wastewater markets, transportation, and industrial markets. They look for complex and demanding work that requires extensive…
Dob Targets Gilbane After Concrete, Crowbar Falls from Macklowe’s East 59th Street Site
Agency is paying close attention to other alleged problem contractors The city is cracking down on Gilbane Residential Construction after a rash of construction mishaps on several of the contractor’s sites. In May, a crowbar fell from the 32nd story of a luxury condo building rising at Macklowe Properties’ 200 East 59th Street, the New…
As Construction Safety Debate Heats Up, Contracting Group Acknowledges Shift Away from Unions
By Sally Goldenberg 07/05/2017 05:02 AM EDT The city’s leading trade organization representing building contractors, historically an ally of construction unions, is increasingly welcoming employers who use nonunion workers as well. The shift, which the group’s president acknowledged in a private speech and interview last week, is taking shape as city officials, organized labor and…