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FREE advertisement up for grabs in W.O.R.K. raffle
09/25/2008
Every contractor who completes their profile by Sunday, November 30, will be automatically entered into a raffle. One winner will be drawn in the raffle and will receive one full-page advertisement in The Construction User, valued at $3,500. The ad will be published in the March 2009 issue, which you may recognize as the issue that is distributed during the annual TAUC Leadership Conference.
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Crane safety highlighted in Fall 2008 issue of The Construction User
09/09/2008
The Construction User Fall 2008 issue has been released. Please contact us if you did not receive your copy or if you would like additional copies to pass around.
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Video Comes to TAUC.org!
07/08/2008
The first featured video on this website details a labor productivity study conducted by Independent Project Analysis from their Founder and CEO Ed Merrow. You will definitely want to hear what he has to say.
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Union Employer Groups Align
05/19/2008
On Friday, May 16th, at TAUC's Second Annual Leadership Conference, a strategic alliance was formed between The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) and the National Association of Construction Boilermaker Employers (NACBE) to further advance union construction.
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TAUC Elects Four New Board Members
05/14/2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 15, 2008 - The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) elected four (4) new Board of Directors yesterday during the Opening Session of TAUC's second annual Leadership Conference in Miami, FL.
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"Can we TAUC?"
04/25/2008
Washington, DC - TAUC's 2008 Leadership Conference is fast approaching, and it is looking to be one that you do not want to miss. Five General Presidents and the President of the BCTD are all scheduled to attend and speak.
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2008 Construction Industry Conditions Survey
03/19/2008
Washington, DC - On March 20, 2008 the Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) sent out a 33 question survey to over 6,000 union contractor representatives to gauge the actual conditions being experienced by contractors in the construction industry. This survey is being sponsored by The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) and the North American Contractors Association (NACA) and the results will be outlined by CLRC Executive Director Robert Gasperow on Friday, May 16 at TAUC's upcoming Leadership Conference.
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TAUC Welcomes Newest Governing Member
11/06/2007
Please join us in welcoming APComPower Inc. as a TAUC Governing Member!
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NMAPC's Prestigious Safety Awards Ceremony
10/23/2007
Washington, DC - On Thursday, October 25, 2007 the National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee, Inc. (NMAPC) held it's 7th Annual Zero Injury Safety Awards Dinner at the National Building Museum in the nation's capital.
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National Academies: NIOSH Research Review
09/27/2007
Washington, D.C. (September 26, 2007) - TAUC's Safety and Health Committee Chairman Bill Hering of S. M. Electric sat on a five person panel to evaluate the current and past research programs of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
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TAUC CEO Addresses Attendees at IMPACT's RAB Meeting
09/20/2007
Meeting to address the major issues confronting union contractors was held in Atlantic City, NJ on September 19th.
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The Future of the Construction Industry
08/20/2007
Part 3: How to Attract and Retain Workers in the FutureThe construction industry needs a paradigm shift in the way it deals with the workforce. The industry must develop a pro-worker environment because nothing less will attract and retain the necessary workers.
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TAUC Members Address Ironworker Leadership
03/22/2007
First Vice President Robert Hoover of Aker Kvaerner Songer, former Local Employer Organization (LEO) Chairman William Ligetti of the Ironworkers Employer Association of Western Pennsylvania, Gary Broad of Midwest Steel and TAUC Staff addressed the Ironworkers General Executive Council in Naples, FL on Wednesday, March 21st, 2007.
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Ford Requests Usage of the NMA on Four Projects
02/05/2007
Ford recently requested, and was granted, coverage by the National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee, Inc. (NMAPC) for 4 different projects. The projects are as follows:
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General Motors Requests "Yellow Card" Status!
02/01/2007
GM has requested ?Yellow Card? status under the National Maintenance Agreements (NMA) Program on several projects.General Motors has a lot of construction and maintenance work on the horizon, and, as in the past, they have turned to the National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee, Inc. (NMAPC) for coverage of this work. The NMAPC recently approved 3 projects for GM.
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Bill Treharne - Iron Workers' Apprenticeship Conference
12/19/2006
TAUC's Second Vice President, Bill Treharne of Midwest Steel presented at the Iron Workers' Apprenticeship Conference in St. Louis, MO on the benefits of a strong employer association to assist the Iron Workers in their ability to regain marketshare.
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Workplace Safety is Key Issue for Joining Unions
12/14/2006
A recent poll released by the Employment Law Alliance finds that the leading factor for a worker?s decision to join a union is workplace safety. While factors like better benefits, higher wages and increased job security were all important, 64 percent of respondents cited safety as the top reason for seeking union representation.
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Hexavalent Chromium Compliance Date
11/28/2006
The cover story of NEA?s Summer 2006 issue of The Construction User highlighted the new standard that OSHA released earlier this year in regards to the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of hexavalent chromium.
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Overview on Hexavalent Chromium
07/03/2006
Scope ? This standard applies to occupational exposures to chromium (VI) in all forms and compounds in construction, except: - Exposures that occur in the application of pesticides regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency or another Federal government agency (e.g., the treatment of wood ...
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A Variety of Safety Incentive Programs Available
07/22/2005
In recent years, efforts to create an accident-free workplace often have focused on safety incentive programs. The July issue of Safety+Health included the following examples of incentives awarded to employees for safe behavior: Safety bucks. Employees earn these by making safety ...
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Importance of Fall Arrest Systems
11/19/2004
A recent fatality in California revealed a choice of fall protection that is inappropriate and should not be used in the application described in this Alert. 1926.757(a)9 states, "Steel joists and steel joist girders shall not be used as anchorage points for a fall arrest system unless ...
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Union Jobs Almost 17% More Productive
01/01/1900
In a presentation by Mr. Dean Findley, Regional Director of the firm Independent Project Analysis (IPA), given at the Construction Users Round Table?s Annual Conference in Tucson, Arizona, it was determined that Union Jobs are almost 17% more productive than Non-Union Jobs. Since 1992, Mr. Findley ...
