The construction industry has been experiencing a steady increase in job openings. In December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that construction brought in approximately 19,000 jobs monthly last year, a 3,000-job-per-month increase over 2021. While this is good news for candidates, union contractors should look beyond job boards to ensure these positions don’t sit vacant for too…Read More…

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — CBS News Philadelphia has learned $7.5 million dollars was returned to workers in Pennsylvania who were shortchanged by their companies last year. Now, a Philadelphia woman is on a mission to help even more workers get the money that’s owed to them. Katherine Coker of Manayunk has built a fan base on…Read More…

BALTIMORE — Wage theft costs Americans more than any other type of theft. “Owed,” a WJZ investigation in collaboration with the CBS News’ Innovation Lab, found thousands of Marylanders have filed complaints with the state claiming they are being cheated out of millions of dollars in overtime and benefits they earn from their employers. Maryland…Read More…

About 30 pre-apprentice carpenters, members of the Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters Technical College’s Carpenters’ Apprentice Ready Program, on Saturday created planter boxes to share with communities across Philadelphia in celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The day of service was co-sponsored by the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters and the General…Read More…

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2023 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON—The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a proposed rule to update regulations for clean energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The proposed regulations would modernize regulations, streamline overly complex and burdensome processes, clarify ambiguous provisions…Read More…

OPINION Since the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act last November, nonunion contractors argue they must import foreign workers to meet anticipated demand. Instead, unions are meeting the demand by investing in their communities and developing local talent. Nonunion contractor organizations recommend easing the burden by importing their workforce and increasing H-2B visa…Read More…

By David Wildstein, December 09 2022 11:13 am OPINION Since the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act last November, nonunion contractors argue they must import foreign workers to meet anticipated demand. Instead, unions are meeting the demand by investing in their communities and developing local talent. Nonunion contractor organizations recommend easing the burden by importing…Read More…

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced plans Nov. 17 to create a new program that will offer mentorship and grants of up to $400,000 to teams of first-time entrepreneurs. The New Jersey Innovation Fellows (NJIF), which was approved this week by the NJEDA’s board, will also provide income replacement so that participating entrepreneurs can go…Read More…

(Camden, NJ) – On Monday, the Board of Commissioners joined Congressman Donald Norcross Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen and community members to unveil a $36.5 million federally funded infrastructure project. The project is being funded by $25 million federal infrastructure grant combined with about $11 million of state Department of Transportation grant funds. The project will…Read More…

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a Federal tax credit available to employers for hiring and employing individuals from certain targeted groups who have faced significant barriers to employment. WOTC joins other workforce programs that incentivize workplace diversity and facilitate access to good jobs for American workers. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Section 113 of Division…Read More…