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ABC Empire New York’s lawmakers must act now by passing S.5931 / A.6359 to delay the implementation of the Advanced Clean Truck Rule. While we fully support the long-term goal of reducing emissions and promoting cleaner technologies, the hard truth is this: New York simply does not have the infrastructure in place to support an…

ABC Empire Proposed legislation (S.1672/A.756) mandating Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on Long Island school construction would increase costs and hinder critical upgrades to our classrooms. A PLA dictates who a contractor can hire-typically requiring that 3 out of 4 workers come from union halls. But 80% of Long Island’s construction workforce is nonunion, meaning most local workers would be shut…

ABC Empire Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement applauding President Donald Trump’s recent executive order rescinding harmful Biden administration executive actions that needlessly increased costs, restricted competition, exacerbated construction’s labor shortage and delayed taxpayer-funded construction of critical infrastructure, manufacturing and clean energy projects. “President Trump’s elimination of President Joe Biden’s failed policies is a…

ABC Empire Construction input prices increased 0.6% in February, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices also increased 0.6% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 0.3% higher than one year ago, while nonresidential construction input prices…

ABC Empire As budget negotiations heat up in Albany, one misguided proposal keeps resurfacing: expanding prevailing wage mandates to private construction projects that receive any level of public assistance. This idea may sound like a win for workers on the surface, but in practice, it’s a recipe for higher costs, fewer jobs, and slower development-especially…

ABC Empire Every year, the New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health (NYCOSH) distorts construction safety data to further its anti-open shop agenda. Instead of presenting an honest assessment, NYCOSH inflates fatality numbers by including incidents unrelated to building construction, such as window washing to mislead the public and policymakers.  “NYCOSH manipulates these horrific…

ABC Empire The Empire State Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), which represents hundreds of contractors and subcontractors employing hundreds of thousands of workers across New York State, strongly opposes the proposed legislation (S.1672 (Martinez) / A.756 (Solages) mandating Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on school construction projects on Long Island. PLAs require contractors to…

A recent New York Times report paints a grim picture of New York City’s deepening affordability crisis. While the report focuses on NYC, the reality is that these struggles extend far beyond the five boroughs. The findings are alarming: a family of four renting in the city must earn at least $47,190 to stay above…

ABC Empire First, I want to thank Senator Ryan and Assemblymember Stirpe, the honorable chairs of the economic development committees in both houses, for the opportunity to testify today. I represent the Associated Builders & Contractors, Empire State Chapter (ABC), a construction trade association representing over 450 open-shop contractors who employ tens of thousands of…

The recently proposed legislation mandating Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on Long Island school construction projects is a direct threat to the local economy, workforce, and taxpayers. If enacted, these mandates will push already high construction costs even higher, delay critical school upgrades, and sideline the majority of skilled local workers. Long Island school projects would…