Workers claim they were asked to work overtime and were never paid an overtime premium – in addition to experiencing long delays in getting paid at all.
Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters’ Representative John Barber was sworn in as chair of the Baltimore City Wage Commission in early August.
The settlement, reached after mediation in June 2026, resolves a federal lawsuit alleging that the workers were systematically underpaid during a $66 million school renovation project.
Building trades members urged the Fredericksburg City Council to support a project that has already been scaled back, redesigned and committed to union labor.
The Baltimore-DC Metro Building Trades Council (BDCBT) and 1500 Gateway LLC, a Penzance affiliate, today announced they have entered into a formal agreement to implement a project labor agreement (PLA) for the construction…
The spike in Raising the Bar registrations mirrors a broader, historic jump in interest in the building trades in general, and in Mid-Atlantic apprenticeship programs in particular.
A foundational element of the development is a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) that will cover both the stadium and surrounding hotel and restaurant districts.
Labor testimony urged the council to ensure the project translates into high-quality, local careers by bringing developers to the table before final financial approvals are granted.
The MATC is a 12-member body established by Maryland’s Apprenticeship and Training Law and Regulation.
A primary goal of the Infrastructure Pathways Project is to strengthen local hire processes within Project Labor Agreements to go beyond well-intentioned policies and produce real, measurable results.