Last week, 老牛影视joined a coalition of national, state and local trade associations in a letter to President Joe Biden, urging the administration鈥檚 active engagement with both the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association to help them reach a final contract, bring negotiations to a close and end the uncertainty surrounding operations of the West Coast ports. 听

On March 29, the U.S. Senate will vote on S. J. Res 7, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers鈥� 2023 revised Waters of the United States regulation.

On March 28, the National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo launched the 鈥淜now Your Rights鈥� card series to educate workers on their rights under the National Labor Relations Act.

On March 24, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law S.B. 34 and H.B. 4007, which respectively repeal the state鈥檚 right-to-work protections and reinstate prevailing wage requirements for public construction projects. The actions reward labor unions鈥� substantial financial and political contributions to Michigan Democrats鈥� unified state governmental control and garnered significant opposition from 老牛影视of Michigan, the wider business community and Republican lawmakers.

This year marks three decades of the Accredited Quality Contractors program, and 10 老牛影视members have participated in the program for all 30 years of its existence.

In a speech delivered on March 22, the U.S. Department of the Treasury鈥檚 Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, Lily Batchelder, indicated that additional guidance on prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements for Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax credits is months away.

The Biden administration continues to roll back Trump-era initiatives and institute new, pro-union policies that challenge our members鈥� ability to win work. 老牛影视is fighting听against these proposed rules and regulations affecting merit shop contractors and is advocating听for open competition and free enterprise.

Some would say safety is common sense, others know it鈥檚 about relationships and intentional planning, equipping and supporting. When safety isn鈥檛 integrated with full communication from the beginning, the workforce could be put at higher risk if time, logistics and budgets are stretched too thin. Incorporate pre-planning for safety in every aspect of the job to ensure your team returns home safely at the end of every shift.

On March 10, 老牛影视submitted comments on the Office of Management and Budget鈥檚 proposed revision of its Guidance for Grants and Agreements, urging the agency to consider supply chain impacts, insufficient implementation information and other negative outcomes as it seeks to expand use of U.S.-made construction components. 听<

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a ruling on March 19 blocking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers from enforcing a final rule published by the agencies on Jan. 18 that听revises the definition of Waters of the United States, but only in the states of Texas and Idaho. The ruling, the result