The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the Trump administration's decision to extend, by one-year, temporary protected status for Salvadorans, including roughly 37,000 currently working legally in the domestic construction industry.
President Trump has taken another step aimed at helping the U.S. steel and other industries by calling for a broadening of Buy American requirements for federal government infrastructure projects and other purchases.
James V. Christianson, vice president, Government Relations, for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), the nation's leading construction trade association, urged Congress "to reform the nation's immigration system." Christianson released a letter he sent today a letter to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on behalf of the association's 27,500 firms, including America's leading general contractors, specialty contractors, service providers, and suppliers.
Painters Union (IUPAT) vows strong and unflinching support for workers as DHS terminates protective status for Nicaraguan families “The removal of documented, working members of our Society is wrong and not in the best interest of the American Economy.”
Construction spending slipped from December to January but increased modestly from a year ago, as private construction grew solidly but public infrastructure outlays tumbled, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.
The Portland Cement Association applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for today’s passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization & Reform Act, a multi-year federal highway bill.
