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Wisconsin construction companies embrace youth apprenticeships to bridge skills gap
Construction companies have recently started embracing more young people and more youth apprenticeships, a state workforce development official said.
Bill to compel state to weigh pros, cons of proposed occupational licenses
A recently introduced bill in the Legislature would prevent lawmakers from adopting new occupational licenses without state officials first having weighed the proposed credentials' likely costs and benefits.
State lawmakers urge Trump to reinstate federal PLA ban
Two GOP state lawmakers this week sent a letter to the White House urging the Trump administration to undo Obama-era rules allowing governments to mandate union labor agreements on federally backed projects.
Lawmakers circulating prevailing-wage repeal
Just days after lawmakers took out of the state budget plans to repeal Wisconsin’s remaining prevailing-wage laws, two Republicans began circulating legislation that would do the same thing.
Prevailing-wage repeal down but not out (UPDATE)
Construction unions might think they caught a break last week with top Wisconsin lawmakers’ decision to take a proposal to repeal the state’s remaining prevailing-wage laws out of the state budget. But the reprieve is not likely to last long.
Mandatory, union-favoring PLAs must go
PLAs often limit competition by imposing undue regulations or circumstances that would put nonunion contractors at a disadvantage.
Private sector embraces PLAs. Why shouldn’t governments?
State Rep. Rob Hutton's attempt to ensure "the importance of providing a neutral and competitive playing field" by prohibiting the use of project-labor agreements on taxpayer-funded projects flies in the face of the realities of today’s construction industry, and is a direct affront to the wishes and desires of the American electorate during the recent election.
Lawmakers plan bills banning mandatory PLAs on public projects (UPDATE)
A pair of Republican lawmakers announced plans Thursday to introduce legislation that would ban the use of project-labor agreements on public projects.
ABC names Hutton “legislator of the year” for prevailing-wage work
A trades group for mostly nonunion companies has named state Rep. Rob Hutton as its “legislator of the year” for his attempts to repeal Wisconsin’s prevailing wage laws.
Bill would force state agencies to submit budget cuts (UPDATE)
State agencies would have to give the governor plans for cutting spending or maintaining it at current levels along with their biennial budget requests under a bill two Republican lawmakers are trying to push through the Legislature.
Lawmaker to hold press conference on prevailing-wage repeal
A state lawmaker has scheduled a press conference Wednesday morning to rally support for his proposal to repeal Wisconsin’s prevailing-wage laws.
Prevailing wage repeal gains steam
A state representative said Friday that he and 39 of his fellow state Assembly members had, by early Friday afternoon, put their names on a bill that would eliminate Wisconsin’s prevailing-wage law.
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- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
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- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
