In March, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine deemed construction an essential industry, allowing construction work to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout most of Ohio, building trades members have the ability to keep working, if they want, as...
READ MOREREAD MOREIn mid-March, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a permanent exemption for the construction industry from Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs, otherwise known as IRAPs. The March 26 announcement was a big win for the building trades...
READ MOREREAD MOREA recently released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics study revealed there were 5,250 fatal work injuries in the United States in 2018, up from the 5,147 deaths recorded in 2017. There were 731 construction occupation related deaths in 2018, which...
READ MOREREAD MOREIn a letter to The Columbus Dispatch, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, Dorsey Hager, urges Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Zanesville) to support the bipartisan Restore Our Parks Act...
READ MOREREAD MOREA new study conducted by the Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) and sponsored by The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) found the industry is growing, despite worker shortages in certain crafts. According to the 2019 Union Craft...
READ MOREREAD MORELocal Unions and District Councils affiliated with the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council are working to alleviate what some contractors describe as a lack of skilled workers. The Associated General Contractors of...
READ MOREREAD MOREThe City of Columbus signed a Community Benefits Agreement with the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council to turn a professional soccer stadium into a community sports complex. On Dec. 5, Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther...
READ MOREREAD MOREOn March 30, Gov. John Kasich signed a bill that will give the building trades more access to public schools to educate students about careers in the building trades. House Bill 98 amends current legislation to allow equal opportunity for...
READ MOREREAD MOREBipartisan legislation was introduced to Congress on Feb. 14 that could help save multiemployer pension funds of more than 10 million Americans. U.S. Reps. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) and Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) introduced H.R. 4997, the Give Retirement...
READ MOREREAD MORETwo days before the United States Supreme Court began hearing a landmark labor case, around 3,000 union members, including an estimated 100 members of the building trades, gathered at noon in the rain outside the Ohio Statehouse for the Working...
READ MOREREAD MOREA recent study shows the move to repeal Prevailing Wage in Indiana backfired. The Midwest Economic Policy Institute study found that since Prevailing Wage was repealed, construction wages fell by an average of 8.5 percent in the Hoosier State...
READ MOREREAD MOREPrevailing Wage is one of six items coming under attack by proposed amendments to Ohio’s Constitution. State Rep. John Becker (R-Cincinnati) proposed six amendments to Ohio’s Constitution that would repeal prevailing wage, create both public and...
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