May 13, 2008
News + Issues
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05/05/08 - The Alaskan Chapter of the Associated Builders & Contractors have filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent a school renovation project in Juneau, AK from proceeding under a project labor agreement.05/05/08 - Hundreds of New Jersey Drywall Finishers reject overtures from the Carpenters and opt to remain with IIUPAT
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04/23/08 - Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon vowed Tuesday to continue pursuing companies that hire illegal immigrants in his remaining days as attorney general, and afterwards if he is elected governor of the Show Me State.
04/23/08 - The Building & Construction Trades Department is pushing for federal legislation (H.R. 5804) to cut down the number of employees who can be classified as independent contractors.
04/22/08 - Even with widespread purchases of energy-saving appliances and better-insulated homes, the USA will still need to build at least 151 gigawatts of new generation -- enough to power 75 million homes -- by 2030
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04/22/08 - Legislation that would temporarily revive an exemption allowing foreign seasonal nonagricultural workers to return to work in the United States without being counted against the H-2B visa cap was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on April 17.
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Legistative Regulatory News |
