Our government affairs team has achieved remarkable victories in safeguarding members and taxpayers from government overreach. In the 2023 legislative session, ABC successfully prevented the passage of harmful legislation, including:
- An attempted expansion of prevailing wage to projects over $5 million that receive even a penny of taxpayer support.
- The mandate of Project Labor Agreements on State University Construction Fund projects.
- The Expansion of prevailing wage to custom offsite prefabrication shops.
Other Key Accomplishments Include:
- Providing over $100,000 in legal assistance to protect members using our Legal Defense Fund.
- Conducted 113 face-to-face meetings on key items that would impact the construction industry.
- Provided testimony at key New York State budget hearings that oversaw issues critical to ABC members.
- The team spoke at local hearings across the state on critical issues such as Project Labor Agreements and apprenticeship mandates on public work.
- Supported candidates who believed in the merit shop philosophy and would improve the construction industry.
- Received the top award for grassroots advocacy from ABC National for successful advocacy campaigns.
Biggest Media Hits in 2023
- ABC Empire State Chapter President Named to Construction Power 100 List ( 1.5M views)
- Elizabeth Crowley Will Replace Lou Coletti at BTEA (therealdeal.com) (1.2M views)
- Letter: Project labor agreement does not serve local workers (buffalonews.com) (500,000 views)
- Commentary: Construction labor mandates are holding New York back (timesunion.com) (450,000 views)
- What cost overruns could mean for Bills stadium project (richmond.com) (400,000 views)
- VP Harris Announces Higher Wages For Federal Construction Workers (bisnow.com) (350,000 views)
- Two Rochester-area construction firms honored with ABC awards - Rochester Business Journal (rbj.net) (100,000 views)