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…

With Title 42 coming to an end this week, immigration is top of mind for many Americans. A flood of migrants is expected to rush the border as the last remaining method of border control is removed. It’s undeniable that the unprecedented numbers of migrants who have crossed the border illegally over the past two…Read More…

PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB) MAY 01, 2023 In honor of The National Skilled Trades Day (May 3, 2023), the Carpenter Contractor Trust today highlighted students from inner city high schools across Philadelphia who are working against the clock to finish their boats, made from scratch, to then find out if their designs will sink or float. The hands-on curriculum is…Read More…

Summary: In celebration of the 25th annual Women in Construction Week (March 5-11), the Carpenter Contractor Trust is shining the spotlight on three female construction workers in union trades. The women followed different paths to construction and are helping to pave the way for the future of women in the construction industry in the Eastern…Read More…

A program at John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson is teaching students carpentry skills and giving them a head start on an in-demand career. The program, created by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, is designed to introduce high school students to various carpentry trades under the direction of local union carpenters. It doesn’t just allow…Read More…