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August 26, 2024
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黑料不打烊 Webinar - The (So-Called) Employee Free Choice Act: What You Need to Know Now
On January 15, 2009 from聽1:00 - 2:30 PM (EST), 黑料不打烊 will conduct a webinar on the AFL-CIO's top legislative priority - passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.聽聽The proposed legislation could bring about major changes in labor law that will make 9(a) union organizing much easier.聽 Join 黑料不打烊 for an鈥 Read More
January 2, 2009
黑料不打烊 Webinar - The (So-Called) Employee Free Choice Act: What You Need to Know Now
On January 15, 2009 at 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST, 黑料不打烊 will conduct a webinar on the AFL-CIO鈥檚 top legislative priority 鈥 passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.聽 The proposed legislation could bring about major changes in labor law that will make 9(a) union organizing much easier. Join 黑料不打烊 for an鈥 Read More
December 30, 2008
黑料不打烊/NCPPP Arizona Conference on PPPs Features Expert Speakers
Take advantage of this power-packed and informative January 27, 2009 one-day workshop, 鈥淧artnerships for Growth in Infrastructure: Contractors鈥 Risks and Opportunities with Public-Private Partnerships.鈥 This program is designed to discuss the role contractors can play when forging public-private鈥 Read More
December 30, 2008
黑料不打烊鈥檚 Supervisory Training Program (STP) Instructor Training Workshop
February 5-6, 2009 Arlington, VA The STP Instructor Training Workshop is a two-day event that provides the skills essential to effectively instruct STP courses 鈥 specifically how to teach adult learners, encourage interaction among STP participants and use the STP manuals to prepare for and deliver鈥 Read More
December 30, 2008
Building Information Modeling: Planning and Managing Construction Projects with 4D CAD and Simulations
Building Information Modeling (BIM) integrates 3D drawings and 4D animations to dramatically improve the communication, coordination and planning of construction projects, while reducing risks, errors and costs. Building Information Modeling is an in-depth resource that shows architects and鈥 Read More
December 30, 2008
New Report Highlights Pipeline Safety Improvements
An alliance of utility and construction organizations that 黑料不打烊 helps lead, known as Common Ground Alliance, released new data showing that pipeline safety improved in 2007 over the previous year.聽 The group noted that there were fewer incidents and less damages over the previous year.聽 Much of the鈥 Read More
December 30, 2008
Lifetime 黑料不打烊 Member and Former Treasurer Passes Away
Warren B. Diederich, former treasurer of 黑料不打烊 and lifetime member, passed away.聽 He was born in Fergus Falls, Minn., on February 10, 1924.聽 Warren married Irene Gunvaldsen in 1946.聽 Warren and Irene are the parents of four children, Michael (Mary), Laura Carley (Cole), Donn (Kirsten) and Paul (Ellen鈥 Read More
December 30, 2008
West Virginia 黑料不打烊 Chapter Hosts Broadcast of Liquid Assets, Pushes for Water Infrastructure Upgrades
The Contractors Association of West Virginia helped sponsor a December 15 broadcast of the groundbreaking PBS documentary Liquid Assets, which highlights the health and safety threats of our nation鈥檚 long-neglected water infrastructure.聽 After the broadcast, local chapter members pulled together鈥 Read More
December 30, 2008
CGA Releases Report on 2007 Utilitiy Damages
The Common Ground Alliance (CGA), an organization focused on protecting underground utility lines and the safety of people who dig near them, recently announced findings from its fourth annual Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report, which calculated approximately 256,000 underground鈥 Read More
December 30, 2008
黑料不打烊 Comments on Green Building Investments
黑料不打烊's Brian Turmail was quoted on CNNMoney.com in an article titled "Will energy savings jump-start the economy?" "Clearly, it will put construction workers back to work and put money in the economy," said Brian Turmail, a spokesman for the contractors' association. "This is a tremendous鈥 Read More
December 30, 2008

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