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Associated Builders and Contractors, a non-union organization with more than 21,000 members, is calling for mandatory alcohol and drug testing in New York

By Gary LaBarbera, president, Building and Construction Trades Council It was not long ago that our nation’s economic outlook was bleak.

A 43-year-old construction worker was killed in an accident at a Brooklyn hotel site last week. The Department of Buildings immediately issued a stop work

The number of construction workers killed on the job in 2017 hit nine this week, after a worker died at a job site in Chelsea on Monday.

The real estate industry has hailed a historic $51.5 billion capital plan from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to modernize the city’

New York State Senate Temporary President and Majority Leader John J. Flanagan offered a wide-ranging update on the recently-concluded legislative session

The New York State Legislature has revived the 421a tax abatement program, ending a stand-off that has persisted for over a year. Now rebranded as Affordable

Governor Andrew Cuomo has vowed to veto any 421a legislation that does not include protections for union labor. In a speech during the Building and Construction

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

JIM WHELAN The Real Estate Board of New York has struck a historic accord with the city’s construction unions. The deal aims to put both groups on

Almost four months after the expiration of the 421a tax break, real estate representatives and labor unions are starting to forego civility, trading barbs

Despite a recent display of flexibility in regards to 421-a guidelines, the cityʼs affordable housing logjam seems no closer to a resolution.