As much as the construction industry wanted to see 2010 come to an end, we are now faced with 2011 as a year of accelerating change. Based on the latest figures from...
Reshaping the Industry
Three actions are necessary to build a thriving, profitable and durable construction industry:
- Acceptance. Recognize current situations and challenges and accept they are real.
- Leadership. Embrace core values and principles as innovators and leaders.
- Solutions. Collaborate among owners, contractors and workforce for solutions.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported yesterday:“Eight illegal aliens in a minivan stopped by state police at the turnpike interchange in New Stanton Monday were headed to work...
Interfaith Worker Justice declared November 18, 2010 a National Day of Action Against Wage Theft, and helped organize actions in 50 cities across the United States. ...
There are many stories in the big city about wage theft from construction laborers, independent contractors and free lancers. An article on the opinion page of the New York...
According to Buffalo Business First, Governor David Paterson signed the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act into law on December 13. The passage of this law will make New...
Thomas Bernhardt, the owner of a northern California concrete company and his wife Rachel Bernhardt, who processed the company’s payroll, were charged last week with 15 felony...
New content guidelines for San Francisco were passed by the city’s supervisors by a vote of 8-3 Tuesday. According to the CBS News the new guidelines would require that...
November 18 was declared a National Day of Action Against Wage Theft, and Interfaith Worker Justice organized events across the country to focus attention on this increasing...
The New York Assembly did pass the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) that we wrote about last week. They have now sent it to the desk of Governor David Paterson for his...
