Affiliated Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council members and other area labor unions attended the Columbus Regional Airport Authority Board of Directors Meeting and called on the board to enter into a Community Benefits...
READ MOREREAD MOREA new study found that the union construction industry is far more effective at recruiting and training women and racially diverse groups than non-union competitors. On Jan. 17 at the Opportunity Pipeline Forum, North America’s Building Trades...
READ MOREREAD MOREAcross the country, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a big monkey wrench into the gears of the construction industry — causing disruptions and uncertainty. The problem is not because workers are getting sick, however. The real difficulties stem...
READ MOREREAD MORELike it is for much of the U.S., demand for the COVID-19 vaccine in Ohio is steadily dropping and pharmacists should not expect construction workers to roll up their sleeves anytime soon. In fact, workers in the construction industry are...
READ MOREREAD MORECOVID-19 is not the only health risk construction workers face on a jobsite. The observance of National Safety Stand Down Week, May 3 to 7, is a reminder of the many hazards construction workers face every day of their careers — and the...
READ MOREREAD MOREDeath Rate stalled at 2017 level Thanks to unions, more workers are going home safely to their families than a decade previously, as the total number of worker deaths has been reduced. However, according to data in the AFL-CIO’s 30th annual...
READ MOREREAD MOREThe recently passed American Rescue Plan includes an $86 billion aid package that provides financial assistance to underfunded multiemployer pension plans facing critical or declining financial status. The action – inserted into President Biden’s...
READ MOREREAD MOREBy: Kelly Harrop, C/COBCTC Communications and Outreach Specialist The first image of a construction worker that probably comes to mind is a big, burly man. However, women in organized labor are changing the way people perceive construction...
READ MOREREAD MOREDespite the threat of a lawsuit by the Associated Building Contractors, the Columbus City Council unanimously passed legislation on Sept. 21 to create a powerful new city commission to ensure businesses are not committing wage theft and payroll...
READ MOREREAD MOREAn Aug. 19 Columbus City Council Rules and Reference Committee meeting discussed Council’s desire to create a new review board to ensure businesses – especially those within the construction industry – are not committing wage theft or payroll...
READ MOREREAD MOREIn mid-May, House Democrats released a new $3 trillion stimulus bill, designed to provide additional relief in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 6800, called the HEROES Act, includes money for personal protective equipment (PPE) and...
READ MOREREAD MOREFor the second time in the last 15 years, Ohio’s unemployment fund will become insolvent soon, as state lawmakers have been unable to agree how to adequately raise the revenue needed to keep the fund solvent. Any legislative attempt to fix the...
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