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Four-Step Plan to Reopen
Safety Standards Will Guide Four-Phase Reopening [Story Developing] The first wave of businesses shuttered by the COVID-19 pandemic could...
May 11, 20201 min read


MCA's Input to MA Reopening Advisory Board
The state's Reopening Advisory Board is inviting public comment on four key questions here. "On April 28, Governor Baker announced the...
May 5, 20203 min read


State Issues Guide for Working Safely During COVID-19 Crisis
While Governor Baker has identified construction as an essential service during the state of emergency, contractors are taking steps to...
Mar 26, 20201 min read
Construction is an essential service
A review of Governor Baker's list of COVID-19 Essential Services, issued March 23, 2020, shows construction is considered an essential...
Mar 23, 20201 min read
Cambridge Joins Boston to Stop Construction
Cambridge, Mass., has followed Boston in banning construction during the state of emergency. Nationwide, Boston was the fist to stop...
Mar 19, 20203 min read
Favoritism At the Expense of Affordable Housing
Developers who bend to pressure to build union-only on private projects are costing the state opportunities to add affordable housing at...
Mar 17, 20201 min read
Study: CT Taxpayers Pay Million$ More for PLA School Construction
Connecticut taxpayers overpaid by many millions of dollars for public school construction between 2001 and 2019 because of so-called...
Feb 10, 20201 min read
The Cost of Construction: Price Increases on Worcester Ballpark
As if the City of Worcester needed another reason to reject calls for union-only construction of the new ballpark and surrounding...
Jan 31, 20202 min read
Higher Cap Adds Flexibility at School Building Authority
The state can now invest $800 million in school construction annually, thanks to new legislation signed by Gov. Charlie Baker. All...
Jan 28, 20202 min read
The 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...
Sep 18, 20191 min read


Merit Shops Gain Percentage of Mass. Construction Workforce in 2018
The only reliable source (we know of) for non-union vs. union employment data in the state's construction industry is out with the 2018...
Feb 4, 20191 min read


Construction Unions Dominate Top 10 in PAC Contributions
Source: Office of Campaign and Political Finance Five of the top 10 Massachusetts political action committees active in the 2018...
Dec 7, 20181 min read


United Auto Workers Hires Merit Shops
With Union Bids 'Too High,' UAW Turns to Open Shop Contractors When the United Auto Workers needed to build a lakefront home for its...
Nov 24, 20181 min read


A Level Playing Field for Worcester's Ballpark Construction
The employees of Greater Worcester’s merit shop contractors are a true community resource. They are skilled, licensed and well...
Sep 5, 20183 min read
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