City bill would force general contractors to get licensed
Construction companies may soon face additional hurdles to work in the city. A new City Council bill would create...
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WATCH: Union and nonunion shops continue to fight for elbow room
As nonunion construction firms continue to gobble up market share, some trades are taking steps to be more...
LaBarbera: “Lou Coletti never saw a microphone that he didn’t like”
Union boss Gary LaBarbera fired back at Lou Coletti on Friday, saying the Building Trades Employers’ Association’s president exaggerated...
Why an influential construction trade group is now embracing nonunion hardhats
One of the city’s largest construction trade groups is starting to welcome nonunion members as the industry increasingly shifts...
NYC’s “macho” hardhat culture needs to change: experts
From the iconic black-and-white photos of construction workers lunching on steel crossbeams to daredevils’ outlaw Instagram shots snapped from...
School Construction Authority faces $140M insurance debt
The city’s School Construction Authority is set to lose $140 million from its budget by the end of the...
Builders threaten to hire non-union workers
New York’s building contractors have voted to end a more than century-old pact to use only union labor on construction sites as a June 30 deadline nears for building trades contract negotiations in the...
Building groups push to speed permit process
From left: Steven Spinola, Lou Coletti, and Robert LiMandri Construction and real estate industry organizations are in conversations with...