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: 2024 Construction Workforce Shortage Tops Half a Million
The construction industry will need to attract an estimated 501,000 additional workers on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2024 to meet the demand for labor, according to a proprietary model developed by Associated Builders and Contractors. In 2025, the industry...
ABC: Less Than 10% of the Construction Workforce Belongs to a Union in 29 States
Associated Builders and Contractors today released an analysis of 2023 state union membership data published by UnionStats.com, which found at least 90% of workers in the private construction industry do not belong to a union in 29 states. That’s up from 26 states in...
Biden Labor Department’s Proposed Rule on Apprenticeships Published; Comments Due March 18
On Jan. 17, 2024, the Federal Register published the controversial 626-page U.S. Department of Labor proposed rule that would make significant revisions to the National Apprenticeship System that will affect ABC members, chapters, apprentices and other industry...
ABC, Business Coalition File Motion To Renew Litigation Against DOL Classification Rule
On Jan. 9, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced the final rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which rescinds the ABC-supported 2021 final rule and replaces it with a...
ABC Leads Coalition Opposition to Biden’s PLA Final Rule
In December 2023, President Biden announced a final rule implementing Executive Order 14063, which requires federal construction contracts of $35 million or more to be subjected to controversial project labor agreements. ABC issued a statement announcing plans to...
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