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New AGC Survey Shows Contractors Having A Hard Time Filling Positions
94 percent of construction firms report having a hard time finding workers to hire, undermining efforts to build infrastructure & other projects as the industry calls for better federal workforce policies.
Read moreNew Report Details Massive Federal Funding Gap For Workforce
Eighty percent of federal postsecondary education funds go to degree programs that only 38 percent of Americans complete, while construction and other in-demand sectors struggle to find qualified workers.
Read moreThe IRA is Not Davis-Bacon
AGC releases guide to assist contractors complying with Inflation Reduction Act requirements.
Read moreU.S. House takes First Step at Reforming Public Workforce System
On April 9, the U.S. House passed the AGC -supported H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis, to reauthorize and reform the nation’s public workforce system with funding for training and career services.
Read moreAGC Questions Apprenticeship Proposal
A U.S. DOL proposed rule could limit expansion of and participation in registered apprenticeship programs amid a time of workforce shortages.
Read moreUSDOL Registered Apprenticeship Proposal
AGC of America is reviewing a newly released 779-page U.S. Department of Labor proposed rule to “modernize” regulations governing registered apprenticeship programs.
Read moreBiden Speeds Up & Expands Work Authorization
DHS redesignates Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans and extends TPS to others not enrolled, thereby increasing the number of work eligible immigrants.
Read moreBuilding Tomorrow’s Heroes
Check out the latest ConstructorCast episode on reshaping perceptions about construction, breaking down barriers, and creating exciting pathways for our future builders, architects, and engineers.
Read moreBe Pro Be Proud
AGC showcases the Be Pro Be Proud truck before federal officials to help show one of the many ways the industry is proactively working to attract the next generation to construction careers.
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