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Latest News & Updates
Fredericksburg City Council Votes Down Data Center Project
Projections estimated that 1500 Gateway would have created more than 2,800 union construction jobs, generating over $190 million in wages.
Phase 2 Demolition Bids Open for Key Bridge Rebuild
The building trades are actively pushing for a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) to cover all remaining phases of the rebuild.
Building Trades Literally ‘At the Table’ for MD Data Center Summit
For building trades leadership, participating in tech industry events is not optional — it is key to ensuring union labor remains the standard for next-generation construction.
Construction Workers File Wage Theft Lawsuit at Kalahari Resorts Project in Spotsylvania
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.
Carpenters’ Leader Appointed Chair of Baltimore Wage Commision
Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters’ Representative John Barber was sworn in as chair of the Baltimore City Wage Commission in early August.
Three Carpenters Awarded $150K Wage Theft Settlement
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.