Politics and Construction
Understanding the opportunities and risks of political engagement With the next election cycle approaching, the political landscape is heating up. From the race for the White House to Congress and state and local offices, major policy decisions will be shaped by those elected to lead. As a construction executive, you’re likely considering what, if any,…
ABC Endorses Trump for President
During a recent campaign rally at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia, former President Donald Trump thanked Associated Builders and Contractors and its members for their recent endorsement and applauded the association’s commitment to fair and open competition. “We are joined tonight by Michael Bellaman, president of Associated Builders and Contractors, which represents over 23,000…
CAGC Leaders Converge on Capitol Hill
Carolinas AGC Leaders last week met with Congressional delegation representatives from North and South Carolina to discuss issues important to the construction industry, ranging from help with the workforce shortage to opposing impractical proposed heat standards. The Capitol Hill visits were part of AGC of America’s annual National Chapter Leadership Conference that drew about 250…
Latest Biden-Harris Executive Order Panders to Unions, Harming 90% of Construction Workforce
Associated Builders and Contractors released the following statement in response to reports that President Joe Biden will today sign an executive order that favors unions and is likely to undermine competition to build taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects. “This gift to unions is discouraging for the overwhelming majority of the U.S. construction industry workforce—nearly 90%—that works for nonunion employers,”…
ABC: USDA Abandoning Illegal Blacklisting Provisions Is a Win for the Rule of Law and Federal Contractor Members
In response to Associated Builders and Contractors’ and federal contractor opposition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture scrapped controversial blacklisting provisions targeting federal contractors in a proposed rule published in the Federal Register today specific to the USDA’s procurement policies. “The USDA’s decision to drop unnecessary and duplicative blacklisting provisions harming federal contractors is a victory for the rule…
ABC Endorses Donald Trump for President
Associated Builders and Contractors today announced its endorsement of former President Donald J. Trump for president. “After almost four years of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ anti-competitive, inflationary and divisive policies undermining taxpayer investments in America’s infrastructure, ABC is looking forward to working with a president who is willing to welcome all…
In a Victory for ABC, NLRB Withdraws Appeal in Joint Employer Case
Today, the National Labor Relations Board moved to withdraw its appeal of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas’ decision to vacate the 2023 Joint Employer final rule, which means the court’s favorable decision will become final. The Board had appealed the decision on May 7. On March 8, the district court vacated…
ABC Survey: Biden’s Proposed Apprenticeship Rule Will Strongly Discourage Construction Apprenticeship Program Participation
According to the results of a new survey of ABC contractor members and chapters published today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial, 180,000-plus word proposed rule overhauling regulations related to government-registered apprenticeship programs—or GRAPs—will discourage apprentices, contractors and ABC chapter apprenticeship program providers from participating in the government-registered apprenticeship system. “Initial feedback on controversial changes to apprenticeship regulations has been…
AIA Calls on Congress to Repeal the Research and Development Tax Amortization
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) calls on Congress to work in a bipartisan manner to expeditiously pass a funding deal to avoid a government shutdown. Congress should also repeal the harmful Research and Development Tax amortization provision and make it retroactive to cover tax year 2022 to ensure that the tax code continues to…
ABC: NLRB Joint Employer Final Rule Will Harm Small Businesses
Associated Builders and Contractors today released the following statement on the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer final rule. The final rule rescinds and replaces the ABC-supported 2020 NLRB joint employer final rule, which provided clear criteria for companies to apply when determining their joint employer status. “Unfortunately, the Biden NLRB decided to dramatically expand joint-employer liability under the National Labor…
