October 29, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – A new bill slated to improve safety standards in an industry that claimed the lives of 36 construction workers and 13 others
October 25, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York—It is old news that American workers represented by unions has been steadily declining since union strength peaked in the 1950s. But at
October 25, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco Staten Island, NY – With only a handful of days left before the City Council votes on a $550 million plan to construct the world’s largest
October 23, 2013 By Joe Manisclaco Brooklyn, NY – The directors of the Brooklyn Bridge Park [BBP] are being urged to “change course” this week and adopt a responsible set of development
October 22, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Jay Cross, president of the Related Companies’ Hudson Yards Project, gave a riveting account last week of the extraordinary challenges involved to
October 18, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Construction activity is booming in New York and construction spending is projected to grow to as much as $37 billion by 2015,
October 15, 2013 By Neal Tepel Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 7 October 13th into law, effectively mandating the payment of prevailing rate by all Municipalities in California including charter
October 7, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Three years ago, Jeannette Harjo-Cobb – a Local 20 carpenter from Staten Island – was part of a highly-trained safety
October 7, 2013 By Stephanie West New York, NY – New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento testified on October 4th at a joint hearing on existing tax policy and
October 3, 2013 By Marc Bussanich New York—On hallowed ground in Lower Manhattan on Thursday morning about 200 carpenters with the New York City District Council of Carpenters working at
