The confusion over the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employers continues as officials from the White House and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issue conflicting statements on enforcement.
Construction Officials Call on Biden Administration and Congress to Take Steps to Address Supply Chain Problems That are Affecting Many Construction Projects, Undermining Industry’s Recovery
Construction Officials Say Federal Mandates Add to Industry’s Confusion by Creating Different Standards for Firms Based on Size and the Work they Perform and Offering Conflicting Details
Instead of providing additional resources and support to encourage workers to do the right thing, the Biden administration’s new vaccine mandates will make the challenge of vaccinating more construction professionals harder, based on our initial analysis of the measure.
Nonresidential Construction Sector Has Yet to Hit Pre-pandemic Levels Amid Supply Chain Disruptions & Delays. Association Officials Noted that Supply Chain Problems and Materials Price Increases are Impacting Demand for Nonresidential Projects, Prompting Some Owners to Delay or Cancel Projects
The construction industry gained 22,000 jobs between August and September as nonresidential construction firms added employees for the first time in six months.
In March 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. This legislation calls for wide-ranging, union-friendly revisions to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
The Biden administration continues to establish itself, most recently by nominating Doug Parker, chief of the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA), as assistant secretary for Occupational Safety and Health in the Department of Labor.
Association Officials Urge Congress and Biden Administration to Focus on New Infrastructure Funding, Address Rising Materials Prices and Avoid Disruptive Measures like the PRO Act to Stem Sector Job Losses
Construction employment declined by 61,000 in February, while the sector’s unemployment rate soared to 9.6 percent amid severe winter weather and continuing weakness in new nonresidential projects, according to an analysis by AGC of government data.