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Honolulu Mandates Union Work
For the first time in history, the union building trades will have first priority for jobs in Honolulu after the mayor reached an agreement with the local Building Trades Council.
Expanding New York's Hospital Capacity
With New York being the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, elected officials have been warning that hospitals could be overwhelmed with a surge of patients. To lessen the demand for the area'...
Union Construction Jobs Safer than Non-Union
This post was written by the IBEW Media Center. It may not be news to those in the business, but new numbers back up what IBEW and other union construction members already know: there’s...
Non-Union Contractor Caused Hard Rock Hotel Collapse
People on the streets of New Orleans fled for their lives on Saturday as part of the Hard Rock hotel collapsed onto the street. As pedestrians fled, nearly 100 workers were trapped or injured in the...
Sanders Skips Building Trades Legislative Conference
This week, leaders from the Building and Construction Trades Council met in Washington D.C. for their annual legislative conference. A mainstay at the event are elected officials and candidates for...
What Union is Qualified to Organize Amazon?
Oh, Amazon, what to do with you. First, you innovated e-commerce to become the world’s largest Internet retailer, and at the same time, you did your best to thwart organized labor at every...
Ousted GOP Congressman: Repeal Scaffold Law
Thanks to strong unions in New York, the construction industry faces some of the toughest safety and personal liability rules in the country. One such law that is unique to New York is called the...
Construction Unions Enhance Racial Equity
Richard Berman’s recent claim that construction unions have hurt the black community ("#CountMeOut: Construction unions leave minority workers behind," op-ed) is false and easily...
Unions are not Special Interests
Amanda Bertram, vice president of public affairs for the Empire State chapter of the Associated Builders & Contractors, plays fast and loose with the facts in her letter "Take a closer look...
Did the Carpenters Sell Out #CountMeIn?
New York City Building and Construction trade members have made a stand against greedy developers who seek to undercut their jobs. At Hudson Yards, a massive development just west of Penn Station,...