Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | Rebecca Gale | ABC News, Legislation, Regulations, Workforce Development, GA-Legislative Activities
On Feb. 17, President Biden rescinded the Trump Administration’s Executive Order 13801, which promoted industry-recognized apprenticeship programs, and expressed his support for the House-passed and ABC-opposed National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. ABC is working with lawmakers to reconsider these rulemakings and to advocate for an all-of-the-above workforce development strategy.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | Francis Lowe | ABC News, GA-PLAs, GA - Federal Procurement, GA-PLAs-Federal, GA-PLAs-State & Local, GA-Infrastructure
On Feb. 24, ABC submitted a letter for the record to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for its hearing, “Building Back Better: Investing in Transportation While Addressing Climate Change, Improving Equity and Fostering Economic Growth and Innovation,” to urge the committee to consider policies that will increase competition, reduce costly and ineffective regulations and address the construction industry’s skilled worker shortage.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | Rebecca Gale | ABC News, GA-PLAs, GA - Federal Procurement, GA-PLAs-Federal, GA-PLAs-State & Local, GA-Infrastructure
In a concerning development for the merit shop contracting community and hardworking taxpayers, the U.S. Department of Transportation is encouraging the use of government-mandated project labor agreements on federally assisted construction projects funded through a grant program administered by the DOT’s Build America Bureau.
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