construction-safety

By Richard Roberts, Business Agent at Large, Steamfitters Local 638 So far in 2015, there have been at least nine New York City construction site fatalities.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has joined a coalition battling a controversial construction safety bill that they

More than 200 construction workers from various trades, along with union officials, labor leaders and supporters rallied in Lower Manhattan this morning

By REBNY President John Banks  Improving safety must remain a priority on construction sites across New York City. There is nothing more important than

The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has extended the deadline by which many of the city’s construction workers will need to have at least 30

GARY LABARBERA  By Gary LaBarbera, president, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York,  Mayor Bill de Blasio recently signed into

The Department of Buildings (DOB) announced today the release of a new building construction safety report that provides deep insights on construction

The Department of Building is set to carry out a sweep of the city’s biggest construction sites after three workers were killed on the job in the past two weeks.

Accidents on major development sites are down 26 percent even as the number of permits issued has continued to rise. New York City development sites are

Construction safety is back in the headlines. A few weeks ago, the New York City Council heard a bill that extends the deadline by which construction workers

By James Hagedorn In the largest personal injury settlement for a construction accident in New York City’s history, a court has award $36 million to a