The trades are trending — now our schools need to catch up | Opinion
Posted OnNovember 10, 2025 byScroll through TikTok or Instagram and you’ll see it — the trades are trending, with young carpenters racking up video views and proving hard work and good pay still turn heads. They’re changing minds about careers and, yes, making the trades cool again. The question is: Can the rest of us keep up? We need…Read More…
How D.C. Employers Are Stealing Millions from Their Workers
Posted OnNovember 3, 2025 byFrom construction sites to cocktail bars, wage theft in the D.C. area has allowed some employers to cut costs by up to 48 percent while workers struggle to make ends meet. by Suzie Amanuel October 31st, 2025 Gabriel Galvez worked as a foreman and cabinet installer for Maryland-based AMG Installation. He made $25 an hour for some…Read More…
Project Washington data center partners with local Delaware unions
Posted OnOctober 30, 2025 byDelaware Public Media | By Abigail Lee The Project Washington data center partnered with 20 local unions for its proposed site near Delaware City. The Project Labor Agreement included the State Building, Construction Trades Council of Delaware and the unions representing over 4,800 union members. The agreement went into effect Oct. 23 after being signed in…Read More…
City & State: The 2025 Fifty Over 50
Posted OnOctober 29, 2025 byPennsylvania’s thriving political, entrepreneurial and social landscape bears the powerful imprint of its senior leaders – professionals who have devoted decades of their careers to improving everything from medicine to education, finance to social services. This year’s 50 Over 50 honorees exemplify the achievements that have pushed the state forward: They’ve built our cities’ skylines,…Read More…
Trade Talk Podcast: From Tools to Triumph: Building Careers and Advocating for the Trades
Posted OnOctober 28, 2025 byIn this episode of Trade Talk, hosts Sarah White and Lindsay Lord sit down with Cyndie Williams, Executive Director of the Carpenter Contractor Trust, an organization representing more than 40,000 carpenters and contractors across the Eastern Atlantic States. Cyndie started her career with tools in hand and worked her way up to become the first woman…Read More…
How community benefits agreements can reduce project delivery risk
Posted OnOctober 16, 2025 byPublished Oct. 15, 2025 By Sameera Fazili, Pronita Gupta and Doug Bloch Working with communities to develop energy or other projects can help developers deliver on-time and on-budget, and with a strong foundation of local support. Sameera Fazili, Pronita Gupta and Doug Bloch run the Ramp Up initiative, which helps companies, labor unions and community groups…Read More…
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signs historic executive order for Project Labor Agreements (PLAs)
Posted OnOctober 14, 2025 byPhiladelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker made history this week by signing a landmark executive order directing all city agencies to develop Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) prior to awarding contracts for taxpayer-funded projects. This decisive action — championed by the Philadelphia Building Trades, led by Business Manager Ryan Boyer, IBEW Local 98 Business Manager Mark Lynch…Read More…
Construction association adds 7 companies to membership
Posted OnOctober 14, 2025 byBy John Harrington (Edison) The Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey (ACCNJ) announced Oct. 2 it is adding seven member companies in the third quarter of 2025, expanding its network to more than 300 members. These additions span across New Jersey’s geography with a variety of backgrounds, from engineering and law firms to marine and tile contractors,…Read More…