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Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a new Community Hiring economic justice plan that includes a Project Labor Agreement obligating unions to hire workers

Thousands of construction workers, public officials, immigrant advocates, and clergy and community members joined together for a memorial mass at St.

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

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

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

Today, the economy is strong and construction is booming in New York. For the city’s labor unions, that means raising new skyscrapers, rehabilitating the

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

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

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.

Thousands of construction workers, public officials, immigrant advocates, and clergy and community members joined together for a memorial mass at St.

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

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