3 days ago1 minState Issues Guide for Working Safely During COVID-19 CrisisWhile Governor Baker has identified construction as an essential service during the state of emergency, contractors are taking steps to keep their employees ...
5 days ago1 minConstruction is an essential serviceA review of Governor Baker's list of COVID-19 Essential Services, issued March 23, 2020, shows construction is considered an essential service and exempt fro...
Mar 193 minCambridge Joins Boston to Stop ConstructionCambridge, Mass., has followed Boston in banning construction during the state of emergency. Nationwide, Boston was the fist to stop construction. Reaction ...
Mar 171 minFavoritism At the Expense of Affordable HousingDevelopers who bend to pressure to build union-only on private projects are costing the state opportunities to add affordable housing at a quick pace, argue...
Feb 101 minStudy: CT Taxpayers Pay Million$ More for PLA School ConstructionConnecticut taxpayers overpaid by many millions of dollars for public school construction between 2001 and 2019 because of so-called project labor agreements...
Jan 312 minThe Cost of Construction: Price Increases on Worcester BallparkAs if the City of Worcester needed another reason to reject calls for union-only construction of the new ballpark and surrounding development: the price of t...
Jan 282 minHigher Cap Adds Flexibility at School Building AuthorityThe state can now invest $800 million in school construction annually, thanks to new legislation signed by Gov. Charlie Baker. All school renovations and co...
Sep 18, 20191 minThe True Cost of PLAs Keeps Adding Up: New Jersey Taxpayers Fleeced for $565M"In sum, the evidence that PLAs have increased the cost of school construction in New Jersey since 2002 is strong. Out of the 107 total school construction p...
Feb 4, 20191 minMerit Shops Gain Percentage of Mass. Construction Workforce in 2018The only reliable source (we know of) for non-union vs. union employment data in the state's construction industry is out with the 2018 numbers. Unionstats.c...
Dec 7, 20181 minConstruction Unions Dominate Top 10 in PAC ContributionsSource: Office of Campaign and Political Finance Five of the top 10 Massachusetts political action committees active in the 2018 elections represented cons...
Nov 24, 20181 minUnited Auto Workers Hires Merit ShopsWith Union Bids 'Too High,' UAW Turns to Open Shop Contractors When the United Auto Workers needed to build a lakefront home for its retired president, it t...
Sep 5, 20183 minA Level Playing Field for Worcester's Ballpark ConstructionThe employees of Greater Worcester’s merit shop contractors are a true community resource. They are skilled, licensed and well compensated tradespeople. Thes...
