ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ & Arcoro Workforce Survey
94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies
The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More
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Immediately following the Senate vote on the stimulus bill, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ issued a statement encouraging Congress to restore $24 billion in needed school and construction spending and save 340,000 jobs. While infrastructure investment as part of the stimulus plan will improve the outlook for construction… Read More
February 11, 2009
President Obama has issued an executive order revoking Pres. Bush's executive order that essentially prohibited government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted projects.
The new executive order establishes that "it is the policy of the Federal Government to encourage… Read More
February 11, 2009
The next ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ of America Workforce Development Committee meeting will be held via WebEx from 1:00 to 4:00 PM (EDT) on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.  Committee Chairman Ed Proefke Jr. decided to hold a virtual meeting in the hopes that it will allow greater participation by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ members and chapter staff… Read More
February 11, 2009
By a 61-37 vote, the Senate today passed its $838 billion economic stimulus bill after adopting the compromise amendment offered by Sens. Susan Collins, (R-Maine) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb). Sens. Olympia Snowe of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania joined Collins as the only Republicans to vote… Read More
February 10, 2009
By a 61-37 vote, the Senate today passed its $838 billion economic stimulus bill after adopting the compromise amendment offered by Sens. Susan Collins, (R-Maine) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb). Sens. Olympia Snowe of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania joined Collins as the only Republicans to vote… Read More
February 10, 2009
Staff from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ of America and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) met on February 2 to discuss several issues including GSA opportunities for contractors. GSA suggests that any contractors who are thinking of working with GSA should get registered on FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov.  … Read More
February 10, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule eliminating the requirement that contractors covered by the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts include employees' home addresses and Social Security numbers (SSNs) on weekly certified payroll records submitted to contracting agencies or DOL's… Read More
February 9, 2009
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ of Maine hosted a media event February 6 at the Portland International Jetport to demonstrate the dire need for infrastructure funds to create jobs and complete construction projects. Chapter CEO John O'Dea hosted the event, which was covered by the Portland Press-Herald, Mainebiz, the… Read More
February 9, 2009
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and 17 building coalition partners published a new ad in Roll Call, Capitol Hill's most widely-read newspaper, on February 5.  The ad calls for the U.S. Senate to support building infrastructure and construction jobs by making a major investment in the nation's schools, hospitals, courts and… Read More
February 9, 2009
Leaders are needed at every level of the construction company. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s three-day, dynamic Leadership in Construction Workshop explores the differences between being leaders and managers and provides techniques to to motivate team members to achieve project goals.
Communication skills and conflict… Read More
February 7, 2009
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