WASHINGTON, DC – Members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) and their allies will hold scores of activities and educational events across...
Social Responsibility
Sophisticated project owners and developers pick premier contractors who are principled, are socially responsible and develop their workforce. They know that contractors who build lasting, high quality employee relationships and career paths for their craftspeople consistently deliver the best value and results. Their practices produce tax revenue and stability to communities while also lowering social service burdens.
Knowledgeable owners and developers avoid using contractors who are are unprincipled and who use misclassified or undocumented workers who are often paid in cash and lack the skills, long-term commitment and support necessary for producing top quality work. They know these second-rate practices not only lead to poor results and hidden costs but also have social consequences in their communities including uncollected taxes, increased social services costs and lower incomes.
What do socially responsible contractors get in return for being responsible?
Do "socially indifferent" or "socially irresponsible" owners, developers and contractors in your community face consequences to their reputation and business?
The following article was originally published on FWD.US and reprinted with permission:The facts are clear: immigrants and immigration are good for America and all Americans....
Introduction:In the bustling world of commercial construction, where towering skyscrapers and expansive infrastructure projects shape the modern urban landscape, there lies a...
Protective Industrial Products (PIP), in collaboration with TerraCycle, now provides an easy way to collect and recycle PPE products. Whether those PPE products are...
The press release below and the study it outlines do an excellent job of explaining the complex issue of worker misclassification and payroll fraud. Misclassification puts...
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Increasing public awareness about the risks and signs of human trafficking is an important effort-especially in Texas, a border state...
In 2020, a group of volunteers from across the construction industry collaborated to launch the inaugural Construction Suicide Prevention Week. The week is dedicated to raising...
This event can be viewed at this zoom link: https://stthom-edu.zoom.us/j/94546730224An event dealing with immigration reform and titled “Immigration: Taking Mercy on the Stranger...
The goals of the partnership are to improve the mental health of construction workers through effective suicide prevention education, intervention and postvention strategies; to...
