New York, NY – New York City has reached an agreement to jumpstart construction of 1,100 affordable apartments on six acres of Willets Point. The new homes will be the
New York, NY — According to a recent audit released by Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, the City-funded School Construction Authority (SCA) has kept more than $100 million in an obscure– and
Washington, DC – Iron Workers (IW) General President Eric Dean was named one of 2017 ENR Top 25 Newsmakers for his role in establishing a groundbreaking paid maternity leave program.
CHARLOTTE, Mich.—When Randall Margraves attempted to attack the disgraced doctor convicted of molesting three of his daughters in a courtroom Feb. 2, he was wearing an blue International Brotherhood of
Rochester, Minnesota – LIUNA Local 405 is celebrating a 100 year anniversary. The union was chartered on February 9, 1918. For 100 years the members and signatory union contractors helped build and maintain
BUFFALO, NY – As part of the latest HIT initiativee, the Northland Workforce Training Center, located at 683 Northland Avenue in Buffalo, will reuse part of a historic vacant industrial complex and serve as
WASHINGTON—Retired truck driver Tom Brady might have a lot more to lose this week than his quarterback namesake did in this past Sunday’s Super Bowl. During the 30 years he
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Indiana’s 2015 repeal of its “common construction wage” law cut building-trades workers’ pay while failing to reduce public-works projects’ costs, according to a study done by the Midwest Economic
On our last Blue Collar Buzz broadcast, we had in our studio John Freeman and Randy Cedeno, who are both striking IBEW Local 3 Spectrum workers.
This week, LaborPress’s Joe Maniscalco had the sad task of reporting the the first construction worker death of the year. With barely the first month of the new year gone,
