Borough to boost hiring local contractors, tradesmen for public projects
Posted OnMarch 17, 2025 byBy Tommy Waters POINT PLEASANT — The mayor and council are pushing for all major projects in the borough to be done by local contractors, as evident from an ordinance adopted at the last council meeting. At the council meeting on March 10, an ordinance was unanimously adopted amending Chapter 2 of the borough…Read More…
NJCU and Hudson County Building Trades Council extend PLA through 2027
Posted OnMarch 6, 2025 byNew Jersey City University (NJCU) and the Hudson County Construction and Building Trades Council extended their project labor agreement (PLA) through January 1st, 2027 during a ceremony on campus yesterday. The original agreement, signed on January 31st, 2023, made NJCU the first public university in the state to execute such a PLA, which authorizes all…Read More…
Cyndie Williams named as a Construction Champion for Construction Dive
Posted OnMarch 5, 2025 byCyndie Williams knows how to build a career in construction, one job at a time. Williams joined the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in 1999, completing a four-year apprenticeship before working her way up to journeyman status. In 2006, Williams began teaching disadvantaged youth for the union’s Job Corps program before becoming an…Read More…
Change the Helmet Military Recruitment
Posted OnMarch 3, 2025 byRecruitment video showing off how the Carpenter’s Union is a great transition for military veterans looking for jobs in their civilian life.Read More…
EASRCC Tax Fraud
Posted OnMarch 3, 2025 byVideo explaining the effects tax fraud has on communities.Read More…
EAS Millwrights
Posted OnMarch 3, 2025 byOne-Pager overview of what a millwright is and how they serve as well-trained partners in construction. Read More…
Mayor Parker Signs Housing Opportunities Made Easy (H.O.M.E.) Initiative Executive Order
Posted OnFebruary 21, 2025 byPhiladelphia unveils phase two of HOME initiative to create and preserve 30,000 units of housing PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Cherelle L. Parker today signed the Housing Opportunities Made Easy “H.O.M.E.” Initiative Executive Order (No. 3-25) during a press conference. The executive order and new initiative are the second phase of the Parker Administration’s plan to create and preserve…Read More…
The real construction crisis isn’t a labor shortage – it’s a wage shortage | Opinion
Posted OnFebruary 19, 2025 byBy Cyndie Williams The headlines paint a grim picture: The construction industry needs to attract 439,000 new workers in 2025 to keep up with demand. Reports warn of stalled projects, missed deadlines and a workforce pipeline that isn’t keeping pace with the country’s building boom. But let’s be clear. This isn’t a labor shortage; it’s a shortage of…Read More…