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Acting U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Julie Su announces final PLA rule in Cleveland
Acting U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Julie Su announces final PLA rule in Cleveland

Acting U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Julie Su visited Cleveland in mid-December to announce details related to the final rule to implement President Joe Biden’s Executive Order requiring Project Labor Agreements for most large-scale federal construction projects. This rule will help ensure large federal construction projects are completed by union construction workers, who will earn good wages and excellent healthcare and retirement benefits in exchange for performing quality construction work efficiently and on time, helping to complete the project on or under budget.

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U.S. Department of Labor sets final rule on worker misclassification
U.S. Department of Labor sets final rule on worker misclassification

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a long-awaited final rule regarding the misclassification of workers. On Jan. 9, the DOL officially stated it would rescind an independent contractor rule put in place during the Trump Administration. Among the industries the rule is expected to affect are construction, healthcare, trucking and housekeeping.The new final rule will help employers and workers better understand when a worker must be considered an employee and when they qualify as an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Construction Issues, Organized LaborCBCTC GenUS Department of Labor, Julie Su, Workers rights, PLA, Project Labor Agreement, Joe Biden, President Biden
2023 TWBN Conference sets attendance record
2023 TWBN Conference sets attendance record

The North America’s Building Trades Unions’ annual Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference shattered its attendance record from the previous year. The 13th annual event was held from Dec. 1-3 in Washington, D.C., at the Washington Hilton Hotel. More than 4,000 people attended, including over 3,700 union tradeswomen.

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Acting DOL Secretary Su pushes workers’ rights
Acting DOL Secretary Su pushes workers’ rights

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su strongly pushed workers’ rights enforcement to a Republican-controlled House committee that at times challenged her plan. Her testimony before the House Education and the Workforce Committee on June 7 was intended to be a discussion of the Department of Labor budget for fiscal 2024, which begins Oct. 1, but it also gave insight into how Su will lead the Labor Department.

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