Economic inequality is a runaway train that must be stopped and the most obvious solution, according to Todd Vachon, the head of Rutgers University’s Labor Education Action Research Network, is to involve the men and women who drive the economy in the process. Put another way: States like New Jersey must empower local workers if…Read More…

By Cyndie Williams Every morning when I walk into my office, I see a portrait that was built into the wall by the cabinetmaker who called this space theirs long before me. The man in the portrait is obviously from a different era, with eyes that seem to watch over you from every angle, like…Read More…

By David Lawder August 29, 2023 12:04 PM EDT Updated an hour ago. WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday released detailed guidance on wage and apprenticeship requirements for projects using clean energy tax credits, providing flexibility for fixing underpayment errors and for projects unable to hire apprentices. The proposed new Internal…Read More…

“I would have never thought I was going to be a carpenter,” said 19-year-old Saulih Khalifah. “I played basketball in high school. I went to college for basketball.” But Khalifah, a 2022 graduate of Academy At Palumbo, had to work with the tools he was given. “When I first started working in high school, I…Read More…

Hollywood came to a standstill last month when SAG-AFTRA, the union representing more than 160,000 actors, radio personalities and other performers, joined the Writers Guild of America in a historic double strike against the film and television studios. It was above-the-fold news in the Friday New York Times. It spent hours on website homepages. And it was a…Read More…

Introduction and summary The Biden administration has successfully passed its signature industrial investments with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act—laws that promise to strengthen the economy for years to come, grow the middle class, and support millions of high-quality jobs for working Americans.1 These laws…Read More…

The U.S. has been increasing its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with the federal government setting a target of eliminating carbon emissions by 2050. Pennsylvania has been doing its part to help the country reach its goals by using more sustainable building methods for a new, large-scale Philadelphia-based building project: the University of Pennsylvania’s Amy Gutmann Hall,…Read More…

PAULSBORO – Governor Phil Murphy today signed a package of bills to promote the generation of family-sustaining, primarily union jobs and the growth of burgeoning industries in New Jersey. A5651/S4019 will enable New Jersey’s first offshore wind project, Ocean Wind 1, to access federal tax credits and commit to supporting our state’s growing offshore wind supply…Read More…

WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday approved construction of an offshore windfarm that will generate 1,100 megawatts of power from up to 98 turbines off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the third such project in the United States. Approval of Orsted’s (ORSTED.CO) Ocean Wind by the Interior Department is the…Read More…

Twenty-four students from Philadelphia’s Maritime Academy Charter School and the Sequoia Alternative Program at Lenape Regional High School in Marlton, New Jersey, launched boats they made themselves into the Delaware River on Saturday. The students were part of the Sailor Stem program hosted by the Independence Seaport Museum and the Eastern Atlantic states Regional Council of Carpenters. Organizers said the program is in its…Read More…