LA GRANGE, IL — Six states that repealed their prevailing wage laws between 2015 and 2018 have experienced slower construction employment, decreased wage growth, lower workforce productivity growth, ...

Federal and state governments are playing a leading role in supporting domestic electric vehicle (EV) production, which presents a historic opportunity to establish high standards for workers in the ...

From 2021 to 2023, the construction industry faced a tumultuous economic climate, marked by a confluence of challenging trends that have tested the resilience of industry executives. This period saw a ...

PORT ANGELES — The cost of building affordable housing is influenced by many factors: limited funding, high interest rates, restrictive regulations and rising construction costs. But there’s one ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Anthony Villa, president and business manager of Local 290, the carpenters union for much of Long Island, and a board member of the North Atlantic States ...

The Port of Cleveland will no longer require developers pay a prevailing wage to all construction and trade workers in order to use its bond financing programs, reversing a policy put in place five ...

Incorporating labor and workforce training standards into this historic climate policy will ensure that the transition to a clean energy economy is built with good jobs. A worker performs a quality ...

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 requires that foreign workers admitted to the U.S. on work visas “not adversely affect the wages and working condition of U.S. workers similarly employed.” ...

President Biden isn’t the only politician ignoring legislators and issuing unilateral mandates these days. So are governors nationwide — including my home state governor, Gretchen Whitmer. At the ...

State Sen. Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City) and Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson (R-Prineville) wrote to Oregon Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson on April 8 following an Oregon Journalism Project story ...