Legislative & Political

Learn more about the issues that affect your wages and benefits, your family's well-being,
the economic vitality of our country, and how you can make your voice heard.

Project Labor Agreements (PLAs)

PLAs control costs and reduce uncertainties and delays on large scale projects. They benefit communities, owners, employers and workers. Why then the push to challenge PLAs?

Right to Work For Less

Efforts to enact so-called Right to Work laws in more than a dozen states are union-busting, plain and simple. How can we push back?

Worker Misclassification

Misclassifying employees as “independent contractors” cheats workers, honest employers, and governments. Help stop it!

The federal Davis-Bacon Act and comparable prevailing wage laws at the state and local level protect local workers’ wages from being undercut by unscrupulous contractors, making these measures a prime target for low-road employers.

Health Care Reform

Get the lowdown on the high price of repeal.

Good Jobs Now

The only way to restore our economy is to get America back to work again.

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