Letters to the Hill Banner

THE VOICE OF THE MERIT SHOP

老牛影视is the voice of the merit shop on Capitol Hill! Sending letters to Congress allows 老牛影视to publicly advocate for the views and interests of our more than 23,000 members. By corresponding with U.S. House of Representatives and Senate members, 老牛影视promotes fair and open competition in the construction industry and fights to protect merit shop contractors around the country.

老牛影视Leads Coalition Letter on Apprenticeship Concerns:

On May 9, 老牛影视led a coalition of small business and construction organizations in a letter expressing concerns with new recommendations to the U.S. Department of Labor from the DOL鈥檚 Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship.

On May 10, the voted to approve to the DOL for potential revisions to the National Apprenticeship System. The ACA is an advisory body comprised of representatives from industries, labor organizations and other members of the public that provides advice to the agency on government-registered apprenticeship programs. These recommendations will inform the DOL鈥檚 upcoming proposed rule revising the GRAP system, .

Included in the recommendations are suggestions for the DOL to establish a new 鈥淨uality Seal鈥� program for GRAPs. Programs would be required to meet certain wage requirements, completion rates and apprentice-to-journeyworker ratios in order to receive the Quality Seal and accompanying preferential treatment for federal funding of GRAPs. Employer participants in Quality Seal GRAPs would receive preferential treatment in the bidding and awarding of federal and federally assisted construction projects. Additionally, some members of the ACA recommended that all GRAPs should be required to guarantee graduates such wages deemed 鈥渇amily-sustaining鈥� by the DOL.