ABC Central Ohio advances and defends merit shop principles and promotes the success of our members and their employees through advocacy, workforce development, safety services, and networking.
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We believe MERIT should be the driving force for job selection, evaluation, and awards.
We believe PERFORMANCE should be the basis for pay and promotion.
We believe INTEGRITY should be the foundation for fair and open competition.
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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Contracts in April
WASHINGTON, June 18—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.7 months in April 2019, down 0.8 months or 9% since March, when CBI stood at 9.5 months. “Given the ongoing expressions of confidence regarding...
ABC Submits Comments in Support of DOL’s Regular Rate Proposal
On June 12, ABC submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division in support of its proposal to clarify and update the regulations governing regular rate requirements under section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act and offered the...
Construction Input Prices See Slight Increase in May, says ABC
Construction input prices rose slightly by 0.3% in May on a monthly basis and are up 0.6% over the last 12 months, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today. Nonresidential input prices were...
OSHA Publishes Webpage on Suicide Prevention
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a new webpagethat provides various resources for workers on suicide prevention. Resources on the OSHA webpage include contact information for the National Suicide Prevention...
Modest Increase in Nonresidential Spending in April, says ABC
According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today, national nonresidential construction spending rose 0.3% in April, totaling $792.6 billion on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, which is a 6.4% increase...
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