Washington, March 28—Associated Builders and Contractors and its Florida First Coast chapter filed suit today in federal court to stop the Biden administration’s…
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ABC Calls Out Anti-Competitive Policies and Rhetoric in President Biden’s Address to the Nation
Washington, March 7—Associated Builders and Contractors President and CEO Michael Bellaman tonight responded to President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address…
ABC: New Biden Executive Order Pushing Apprenticeships Will Disrupt Construction Industry
Washington, March 6—Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s executive order, Scaling and Expanding the Use…
ABC: A Record 89.3% of the U.S. Construction Industry Is Not Part of a Union
Washington, Jan. 23—According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2023 Union Members Summary released today,…
ABC: Final Independent Contractor Rule Will Create More Confusion and Litigation Chaos
Washington, Jan. 9—Associated Builders and Contractors today released a statement from Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs Ben Brubeck opposing the…
ABC: Biden’s Proposal Overhauling Government-Registered Apprenticeship Programs Will Exacerbate Construction Industry Labor Shortage
Washington, Dec. 18—Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement in response to a proposed rule issued by the U.S. Department of…
ABC: President Biden’s Final Rule Forcing Corrupt Project Labor Agreements Will Face Legal Challenges
Washington, Dec. 18—Associated Builders and Contractors today released the following statement in response to the announcement of a Biden administration final rule, Federal Acquisition…
ABC: Georgia Is the No. 1 State for Construction
Washington, Dec. 7—For the first time, Georgia was named the top state for construction in Associated Builders and Contractors’ annual Merit Shop Scorecard. The…
ABC Slams OSHA’s Worker Walkaround Rule for Failing to Promote Workplace Health and Safety
Washington, Nov. 14—On Nov. 13, Associated Builders and Contractors filed comments opposing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process proposed…
ABC: DOL’s Unlawful Proposed Overtime Rule Will Disrupt Construction Workers’ Workplace Flexibility
Washington, Nov. 8—Associated Builders and Contractors today submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor in response to a proposed rulemaking that would alter overtime regulations under…