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Border Wall Construction Restarts in California and Texas February 4, 2025
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asks Congress to reimburse the state for $11 billion it says it spent on its its own border wall during the Biden years.
BLS Reports Construction Job Openings Hit Low Mark in December February 4, 2025
December 2024's number of open construction positions was down 50% from the same time in 2023.
Rosendin Electric Deploys Custom Robots to Install Solar Panels February 4, 2025
Robotic system eases human strain of massive solar photovoltaic projects and significantly speeds build-out.

Next Steps on AGC’s Big Win Challenging the Federal PLA-Mandate February 4, 2025
AGC recently celebrated a big win for AGC members working for the federal government in the case MVL USA Inc. vs. USA, which can be found here. AGC hired outside counsel to develop a novel legal strategy to protest the federal government’s mandate to use project labor agreements (PLAs) on all projects of $35 million […]
Crystal Yates
2024 Construction Collective Bargaining Results in Significant Wage Spike, Similar to 2023 February 4, 2025
TThe Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) reports that collective bargaining negotiations for union craft workers in the construction industry settled in 2024 yielded an average wage-and-benefits increase of 4.7 percent, the same rate of increase as 2023.By dollar amount, the average first-year increase negotiated in 2024 was $2.90, down just slightly from last year. The […]
Crystal Yates
Union Membership Rate for Construction Declines in 2024 February 4, 2025
The union membership rate–the percent of all workers who were members of unions—for the construction industry was 10.3 percent in 2024, down from last year when it was 10.7 percent according to an annual report released January 28, 2024, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Union representation in the industry also declined, from 11.4 […]
Crystal Yates