November 14, 2013 By Marc Bussanich Lower Manhattan, NY—Twelve years and two months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 4 World Trade Center reopened for commerce in Lower Manhattan. World Trade
November 12, 2013 By Stephanie West Washington, D.C. – In response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics October jobs report showing the construction unemployment rate worsening to 9 percent, from
November 7, 2013 By Terry O’Sullivan, LIUNA President and Armand E. Sabitoni, LIUNA Secretary-Treasurer Washington, DC – “On behalf of the half-million proud, hard-working members of LIUNA, we congratulate Marty
November 1, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco Staten Island, NY – Now that a new Project Labor Agreement (PLA) guaranteeing the redevelopment of the north shore will be 100-percent union is finally being
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,
