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Oppose Legislation to Mandate Project Labor Agreements on Long Island School Construction
The Long Island delegation of state representatives wants to pass a bill (S.1672/A.756) that would mandate Project Labor Agreements on all school construction on Long Island. The bill is sponsored by Senator Martinez, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Martins, Mattera, Murray,...
Stop New York State from Mandating Project Labor Agreements on State Funded Projects
The New York State legislature, both Democrats and Republicans, are looking to tilt the playing field toward their union campaign donors. Legislation has been introduced that would mandate PLAs on public construction projects. That’s simply unacceptable.We will...
Support Congressional Efforts To Overturn Biden’s Inflationary Davis-Bacon Expansion
On Nov. 15, Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., introduced a resolution (H.J. Res.103) under the Congressional Review Act providing for congressional disapproval of the U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule, Updating Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations. This...
Help Fight President Biden’s Project Labor Agreement Mandate
ABC filed a lawsuit March 28, 2024, against a Dec. 22, 2023, final rule--and the related Dec. 18, 2023, White House Office of Management and Budget Memo––implementing President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 14063, which requires federal construction contracts of $35...
Stop PLAs From Being Mandated on SUNY Construction
Dear ABC Member, The New York State legislature included a proposal in the proposed state budget to mandate Project Labor Agreements on State University Construction Fund construction over $3 million. This law will apply to most SUNY construction!!We don’t have to...
Federal Lawmakers Must Bust Biden’s PLA Policies
U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate lawmakers must be educated about legislative solutions that combat the Biden administration’s costly and inflationary policies pushing project labor agreement schemes on federal and federally assisted construction projects that...
Election Day is November 5th!
Election day is ONE WEEK AWAY! After one of the most interesting cycles in recent memory, we are almost at the finish line. So, make sure you have a plan in place to vote early, by mail, or at the polls on election day. This election is the most critical of our lifetimes,...
Oppose NYC Council Intro 910 – Protect Affordable Housing and Local Construction Workers
Make your voice heard! The New York City Council is considering passing Intro 910, which would have the following impact on affordable housing projects: Establish strict community hiring requirementsCreate a $40 per hour minimum pay rate for workers on these projects...
Take Action: Stop Prevailing Wage Expansion in the NYS Budget
The New York State Legislature is once again pushing to expand prevailing wage laws — and this time, the impact could be even more devastating for private development and local contractors.Under the proposed state budget, the threshold for triggering prevailing wage...
Protect Jobs – Delay the Clean Truck Mandate
The Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule went into effect in January 2025, and it’s already putting pressure on New York’s construction industry. This mandate requires contractors to start switching to electric trucks for any vehicle over 8,500 pounds—whether the technology and...
Oppose Procurement Preference for Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
The Associated Builders and Contractors of Maryland is calling on our members to contact members of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee immediately to voice your strong opposition to Senate Bill 653 (S.B. 653). This bill proposes to establish a procurement preference...
Support Expansion of the Fair and Open Competition Act
Critical legislation is moving through the Texas Legislature that will directly impact your ability to compete fairly for publicly funded construction projects. These bills, HB 1951 & SB 925, expand on the success of the 2019 Fair and Open Competition Act (HB 985) that...
Protect Contractors From Prevailing Wage Unpredictability
The State Senate is set to vote on 2SSB 5061, a bill that would prevent the freezing of prevailing wages during a construction project. Prevailing wage increases can be unpredictable and significant. While wages in Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) usually increase at...
Oppose New Business-to-Business Sales Tax
The Maryland General Assembly is considering (HB 1554/SB 1045) that would impose a new 2.5% sales tax on business-to-business services.  This tax, if implemented, would increase operational costs, reduce profitability, and create compliance challenges, adding to the...
Oppose the Faster Labor Contracts Act, a Forced Arbitration Bill
On March 4, the Faster Labor Contracts Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate with support from Sens. Hawley, R-Mo., Moreno, R-Ohio, Markey, D-Mass., and Booker, D-N.J. This bill is a part of Sen. Josh Hawley’s Pro-Worker Framework for the 119th Congress, a...
Oppose Senate Bill 31 and Protect Contractor Licensing
Senate Bill 31, currently before the Missouri Senate, threatens the construction industry by imposing burdensome individual licensing requirements on mechanical workers. With Missouri already facing a shortage of over 120,000 construction workers, this legislation would...
Urge Congress to Oppose the Radical PRO Act
On March 5, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Bobby Scott reintroduced the ABC-opposed PRO Act in the 119th Congress. This radical legislation includes dozens of provisions that would violate workers’ free choice and privacy rights, force unions on employees who have...
Protect Mechanical Contractors and Oppose Senate Bill 31
There is a bill, SB 31, currently in the General Assembly that is a direct threat to Missouri’s construction industry, and we need your voice to stop it.While Missouri currently has a contractor-based licensing system, this bill imposes burdensome individual licensing...
Tell Your Senators To Oppose Sen. Hawley’s Anti-Worker PRO Act Framework
On Jan. 10, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., announced a labor policy legislative framework that includes sections of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, including ABC-opposed language on ambush elections, banning so-called captive...
Protect Nebraska Contractors and Oppose LB 447
A bill is currently in the Senate, LB 447, that imposes burdensome apprenticeship requirements on redevelopment projects under the Community Development Act.  This legislation is a direct threat to nonunion contractors, restricting your ability to compete and driving...
Call on Your Representative to Co-Sponsor Ohio’s Permissive Prevailing Wage Bill
A bill has been introduced in the General Assembly that seeks to raise the prevailing wage threshold to $500,000 and grant local governments, public universities, libraries, and Transportation Improvement Districts more discretion in their use of prevailing wage...
Tell Your Members of Congress to Co-Sponsor the Fair and Open Competition Act
On March 14, Senator Todd Young, R-In., and Representative Clay Higgins, R-La., issued press releases, announcing the introduction of H.R.2126/S.1064, the Fair and Open Competition Act in the 119th Congress. Notably, seventeen Senators and 90 Representatives joined Sen...
Support Lawsuit Reform and Protect Georgia Businesses!
The Georgia legislature is currently considering Senate Bill 68 and Senate Bill 69, two critical pieces of legislation that will help level the playing field in civil litigation and protect Georgia businesses from excessive and unfair judgments. Unreasonable jury verdicts...
Support Joint Employer CRA Resolution
This past October, the Biden administration rolled out a highly controversial and harmful regulation that will cost construction and many other industries millions of dollars and threaten the way they do business. The new joint employer final rule from the National Labor...
Support Tax Relief for American Families, Workers and Businesses
Congress is working swiftly to enact the bipartisan, bicameral Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024) to extend key tax provisions for American businesses and provide additional certainty to the construction industry. Included in the bill is the...
Support the Joint Employer CRA Resolution
In October 2023, the Biden administration rolled out a highly controversial and harmful regulation that will cost construction and many other industries millions of dollars and threaten the way they do business. The new joint employer final rule from the National Labor...
Urgent: Senate to Vote TODAY on ABC Opposed NLRB Nominee
The U.S. Senate is set to vote this week on the nomination of National Labor Relations Board Chair Lauren McFerran to serve a third term, threatening Democratic control of the Board through August 2026, two years into President-elect Donald Trump’s term. With a Republican...
FINAL WEEK: Stop the Legislature from Mandating Prevailing Wage on Custom Prefab Work
The New York State Legislature is advancing a bill in the final week of the legislative session that will mandate the payment of prevailing wages for all work done on or by an offsite prefabrication facility. The legislature just updated the bill mandating employers...
Oppose PLAs on Major Public Construction Projects
Senate Bill 984 is currently awaiting a hearing in the Senate Governmental Organization committee, and your voice is needed to oppose this harmful legislation. The bill will mandate project labor agreements on state and state-assisted major construction projects procured by...
CONTACT YOUR SENATOR: Oppose SB 740 and 895 and Protect Michigan Apprentices
We are reaching out to you today regarding an urgent matter that requires your collective attention and action.Senate Bills 740 and 895, currently under consideration in the Michigan Senate, pose significant challenges that could impact the construction industry,...
Protect Maryland's Merit Shop Construction Industry
Did you know that 90% of construction workers are shut out from developing Maryland’s roads, bridges, schools, and hospitals when a Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreement is applied to a taxpayer-funded project—just because they chose not to join a union? The...
Oppose Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements on School and Court Facilities
Associated Builders and Contractors of California, a statewide construction industry association representing almost 80,000 workers, opposes SB 984, a bill that would harm the vast majority of men and women in the construction trades. As amended on August 19, 2024,...
Oppose SB 1321 and Support Merit Shop Apprenticeship Programs
Associated Builders and Contractors of California (ABC CA), a statewide construction industry association representing almost 80,000 workers opposes SB 1321, a bill that would threaten our state-wide chapters’ ability to receive ETP resources to support our workforce...
Oppose AB 871 and Protect California Elevator Mechanics
A bill is currently on Governor Newsom's desk awaiting his signature, AB 871, that would establish unworkable training requirements for elevator mechanics and the companies they work for. The bill doesn’t solve the safety problems the bill sponsor cites, but rather puts...
Protect Michigan Apprentices and Small Businesses From Misguided Apprenticeship Ratios
We are reaching out to you today regarding an urgent matter that requires your collective attention and action.Senate Bill 740, currently under consideration in the Michigan House, poses a significant challenge that could impact the construction industry, specifically for...
Oppose Repeal of the Fair and Open Competition Act
We are reaching out to you today regarding an urgent matter that requires your collective attention and action.Senate Bill 170 and House Bill 4231, currently under consideration in the Michigan Legislature, would drastically impact the construction industry in the state by...
Protect the Local Preemption Law
We are reaching out to you today regarding an urgent matter that requires your collective attention and action.Senate Bill 1173 and House Bill 6218, currently under consideration in the Michigan Legislature, would alter the ‘local preemption law’ that prevents local units...
Protect the Local Preemption Law
We are reaching out to you today regarding an urgent matter that requires your collective attention and action.Senate Bill 1173 and House Bill 6218, currently under consideration in the Michigan Legislature, would alter the ‘local preemption law’ that prevents local units...
Oppose Repeal of the Fair and Open Competition Act
We are reaching out to you today regarding an urgent matter that requires your collective attention and action.Senate Bill 170 and House Bill 4231, currently under consideration in the Michigan Legislature, would drastically impact the construction industry in the state by...
Protect Michigan Electrical Apprentices - Maintain the 3:1 Apprentice-to-Journeyman Ratio
We are reaching out to you today regarding an urgent matter that requires your collective attention and action.Senate Bill 895, currently under consideration in the Michigan House, poses a significant challenge that could impact the construction industry, specifically for...
Protect CBEs and Oppose Project Labor Agreements!
Dear CBE Community:This is urgent!Councilmember Brianne Nadeau is planning to advance legislation this week that would devastate CBE construction firms by expanding the use of discriminatory Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) in the District of Columbia.PLAs exclude CBE...
Oppose OSHA’s Worker Walkaround Rule!
Take action now to oppose the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposed worker walkaround rule. On Aug. 30, OSHA issued a proposed rule on the Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process, which would apply to all...
Oppose Limits on Employer Rights to Communicate With Their Employees
Lawmakers in the state Senate passed a bill that is often referred to as "captive audience" legislation, SB 5778. This legislation has been introduced around the country to limit employers' legal rights to effectively present their case to their employees during an...
Oppose Limits on Employer Rights to Communicate With Their Employees
This legislation has been introduced around the country to limit employers' legal rights to effectively present their case to their employees during an organizing campaign. However, it is drafted in such a broad and vague way that it will chill important and necessary...
Tell Biden’s DOL To Withdraw Its Restrictive New Apprenticeship Rule!
On Jan. 17, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor published a proposed rule that would make significant and controversial revisions to the National Apprenticeship System, which will affect ABC members, chapters, apprentices and other industry stakeholders...
Protect Maryland’s Merit Shop Construction Industry
Did you know that 90% of construction workers are shut out from developing Maryland’s roads, bridges, schools, and hospitals when a Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreement is applied to a taxpayer-funded project—just because they chose not to join a union? The...
Urge the DOD To Provide Clear Cybersecurity Regulations for Federal Contractors!
On Aug. 15, the U.S. Department of Defense issued a proposed rule, Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements, which seeks to implement contractual requirements for DOD contracts related to the recently proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model...
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Protect Michigan Apprentices and Small Businesses From Misguided Apprenticeship Ratios
We are reaching out to you today regarding an urgent matter that requires your collective attention and action.Senate Bills 740 and 895, currently under consideration in the Michigan House, pose significant challenges that could impact the construction industry,...