The Anti-Union ABC is Wasting Taxpayer Time, Forcing California to Draft a...
Hearings are approaching on California Senate Bill 829, legislation aimed at enforcing an already-passed law dictating that local governments can not receive state funding for construction if they...
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Chevron Refinery Inks Project Labor Agreement for Renovations, SF Water...
Modernization of Chevron U.S.A.’s refinery in Richmond, CA will be done under a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). The project will update and replace older equipment with new technology helping the...
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Company Linked to Anti-Union Associated Builders & Contractors Cited for...
OSHA has cited Pompano Beach, FL based Coastal Masonry for one wilful and one serious safety violation after a worker fell 70 feet to his death attempting to straighten a bent piece of rebar on the...
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Despicable: Associated Builders & Contractors Protesting DOL Veteran and...
Sometimes the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) make it too easy. On November 19th, the anti-worker association — which represents 19,000 construction and “industry-related” firms (some...
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New Labor Dept “Persuader” Rule Could Lift the Veil on Lobbyist Ties to...
A new rule from the Labor Department that would require employers to disclose the hiring of legal consultants is bringing about a fierce reaction from business lobbies such as the Associated...
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Violate, Rinse, Repeat: Non-Union ABC Contractor Cited Following Truck...
Online search results tie the violator to the staunchly anti-union ABC County Materials Corp., an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) aligned “merit shop” from Plover, Wisconsin, has been fined...
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Peas in an Anti-Union Pod: ABC of Maine Endorses Worker-Hater Paul LePage
“I take the wages, you see, and I just strangle them like this.” (*makes throat-crushing sound*) The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Maine have endorsed Gov. Paul LePage in his quest for...
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Anti-Union Construction Lobby Slammed for Wanting Workplace Violations Kept...
Slightly lost in a New York Times article about the Obama administration’s summer meetings with groups who want executive action to bypass congressional gridlock is a very telling quote from the...
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Another Associated Builders & Contractors Member Rung Up for Serious Wage...
Donald F. Ihlefeld, the owner of the Alhambra Building Company of Warwick, Rhode Island, was sentenced for a series of charges stemming from his failure to pay the prevailing wage. Judge John J....
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Anti-Worker Lobby Fights Hiring Mandates Aimed at Helping Former Felons,...
Carol Bowen (ABC) A Florida bill that would ban local governments from entering into Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) was shot down by a 6-1 margin, only to be saved with a procedural move by the...
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Prevailing Wage Repeal Will Crush Training Programs, Bring Foreign,...
The Wisconsin GOP is waiting impatiently to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law, meaning workers rights organizations and their affiliates are scrambling to convince the public just how...
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SD Paper Prints Construction Lobby Propaganda Piece, Building Trades Pres...
Last week, The San Diego Union-Tribune published an article by conservative columnist Steven Greenhut that uses questionable numbers and biased sources to argue that Project Labor Agreements (PLAs)...
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Op-Ed Slams MI Rep. Glenn, Associated Builders & Contractors for Prevailing...
In an op-ed for The Daily News, Midland resident Eric Anders uses the childhood nursery rhyme “The House That Jack Built” to describe the impact prevailing wage repeal would have on the state of...
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Binghamton Councilman Who Tried to Bribe ABC Contractor on PLA Bill Forced to...
In Binghamton, NY the city council is deciding how it will move forward following the resignation of councilmember Bill Berg, who left his position last week as part of a plea deal with the Broome...
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Local Pay Protected: Anti-Worker Contractors’ Group, ABC, Loses MI Prevailing...
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled against the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) in the organization’s attempt to prevent local prevailing wage laws in cities like Lansing. Their request...
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