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2011 NEWS RELEASES AND STATEMENTS 

NLRB Rams Through Changes to Union Elections, Employees Come Out on Losing End (12/21/2011)

ABC Applauds Passage of REINS Act (12/07/2011)

ABC Hails House Passage of Regulatory Reform Measures (12/02/2011)

ABC Welcomes U.S. House Passage of Legislation to Protect Workplace Rights (11/30/2011)

American Institute of Architects and Associated Builders and Contractors Announce Contract Documents Partnership Agreement (11/29/2011)

ABC Charges NLRB Members with Hijacking Agency for Partisan-Political Purposes (11/21/2011)

USA Cares and Associated Builders and Contractors Team up to train veterans for Construction Careers (11/21/2011)

ABC Predicts 2012 Will Be A Slow Year for Construction (11/17/2011)

ABC Applauds Final Passage of the 3 Percent Withholding Tax Repeal (11/16/2011)

Construction Activity Stagnates in the Third Quarter of 2011 (11/15/2011)

ABC Praises Senate Passage to Repeal 3 Percent Withholding Tax (11/10/2011)

ABC Applauds House Passage of 3 Percent Withholding Tax Repeal (10/27/2011)

ABC Praises U.S. House Committee Action to Protect Employee and Employer Rights (10/26/2011)

ABC Criticizes Senate Democrats on Blocking 3 Percent Withholding Repeal (10/21/2011)

ABC Applauds Effort to Repeal 3 Percent Withholding Tax (10/14/2011)

ABC Applauds House Committee Focus on Union “Ambush” Elections (10/12/2011)

Virtual Construction Project Maps Available Nationwide Through New Partnership of Associated Builders and Contractors and Business Social (10/11/2011)

Labor Department and NLRB Actions are Hurting America's Small Businesses (10/04/2011)

ABC Condemns NLRB on Union Favoritism (09/21/2011)

ABC Praises House Vote to Protect Jobs from Federal Government Regulators (09/15/2011)

Associated Builders and Contractors and CNA Announce Collaboration (09/13/2011)

President’s Jobs Plan ‘Won’t Pass Inspection’ with the Construction Industry (09/08/2011)

What the Construction Industry Needs from President Obama’s Jobs Plan (09/07/2011)

ABC Criticizes NLRB Rulings as "Payoffs to Big Labor" (08/30/2011)

Construction Backlog Up 10 Percent in Second Quarter (08/16/2011)

ABC Harshly Criticizes NLRB on Proposed Rules Changes to Union Organizing Elections (07/19/2011)

ABC and Payroll4Construction Launch New Partnership (07/07/2011)

ABC Praises Bill to Protect Workers and Employers from Union Abuse (06/24/2011)

ABC Criticizes Obama Administration Proposed Rules to Advance Big Labor’s Agenda (06/21/2011)

ABC Names New Hampshire Congressman Frank Guinta Legislator of the Year (06/15/2011)

Construction Contractors to Converge on Washington for ABC's Legislative Conference (06/13/2011)

ABC Predicts Construction Industry Recovery May be 2 Years Away (06/08/2011)

ABC Testifies on Problems with Project Labor Agreements before House Committee (06/03/2011)

ABC Applauds Introduction of the American Job Builders Tax Reform Act (05/26/2011)

ABC Explains Impact of 3 Percent Withholding Provision on Construction Contractors and Taxpayers (05/26/2011)

ABC Member Details Union Pressure Tactics at House Hearing (05/26/2011)

ABC Applauds Amendment to Ban Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements in Spending Bill (05/24/2011)

Construction Backlog Grows 4 Percent in First Quarter of 2011 (05/17/2011)

ABC Critical of the Politicization of Federal Government Contracting (05/16/2011)

IRS Defers Three Percent Withholding Regulation for Another Year (05/09/2011)

ABC National Craft Competitors Demonstrate Skills at EdCon & Expo (05/03/2011)

ABC Celebrates Form 1099 Repeal Victory (04/15/2011)

ABC Member Testifies Davis-Bacon Act Is ‘Fatally Flawed’ (04/14/2011)

ABC Announces 2011 Craft Instructor of the Year winner (04/13/2011)

ABC Names Ohio Carpenter Craft Professional of the Year (04/13/2011)

ABC Applauds Repeal of Form 1099 Reporting Requirements (04/05/2011)

On One-Year Anniversary of Health Care Law, ABC Calls for Repeal (03/23/2011)

ABC Tells Congress: Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements Violate Federal Law (03/16/2011)

ABC Praises Bill Protecting A Worker's Right To A Secret Ballot Election (03/11/2011)

ABC Names Hensel Phelps Construction Company 2010 Contractor of the Year (03/11/2011)

ABC Hails House Vote to Repeal Expanded Tax Reporting Requirements on Business Transactions (03/03/2011)

ABC Hails Repeal of Expanded Tax Reporting Requirements on Business Transactions (02/18/2011)

New Legislation Will Guarantee Fair and Open Competition on Federal Construction Projects (02/17/2011)

Construction Backlog Shows Positive Growth in Fourth Quarter of 2010 (02/15/2011)

ABC Challenges the President to Fix Excessive Regulations Impacting the Nation’s Construction Industry (01/26/2011)

ABC Asks President to Consider Impact of Excessive Regulations on the Nation’s Construction Industry (01/25/2011)

ABC and ICBA Urge Congress to Ease Regulations on Small Business Lending (01/21/2011)

ABC Receives $90,000 Grant from Turner Foundation for Green Building Initiatives (01/18/2011)

Michael D. Bellaman Named President and CEO of ABC (01/10/2011)

ABC Wins Another Challenge Against Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects (01/06/2011)