ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of America’s 2020 Annual Convention will feature a half-day Collective Bargaining Seminar to help train negotiators. The session will take place on Monday, March 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. All interested ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ members and chapter staff registered for the convention are invited to attend. Session registration is required with a $50 added fee.
Negotiators conducting collective bargaining in the first three quarters of this year agreed to raise construction craft workers’ wage and fringe benefits by an average of 2.8 percent or $1.66 during the first contract year, according to the latest Settlements Report just released by the Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC). These averages are modestly lower than those reported for 2018. Nevertheless, CLRC forecasts an overall gradual rise to 3.2 percent and $1.85 by 2021.
January 15 – 17, 2020 | Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol, Austin, TX
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Sets Salary Threshold of $35,568 per year
Texas and North Dakota Have Biggest Number and Percent Annual Job Gains, While Louisiana and Vermont Lag; Florida and Nevada Experience Largest One-Month Gains as Tennessee and Wyoming Have Worst Declines