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Union Carpenters Are Ready to Build Back Better
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) For immediate release –August 10, 2021 Carpenters Union Commends Senate, President Biden on the Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure FrameworkUnion carpenters are ready to build back better. Washington, DC—The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (“UBC”)… Read More
Wage Theft in the Construction Industry
By: Val Hoyle, Oregon Labor Commissioner Oregon can be a great place to live and work. We have one of the highest minimum wages inthe nation and some of the strongest worker protection laws. Many of these workers’ rights arethanks to unions, advocates, and forward-thinking… Read More
Stolen: A Grit NW Podcast Series
Wandering through our city streets looking at all of the buildings, bridges and roads, you would never know that hidden behind many of those structures are stories of fraud, theft and abuse. In the new series from the Grit NW podcast called Stolen we explore how… Read More
Building a Better Understanding of Mass Timber
By: Josh Kulla in Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce | April 13, 2021 1:58 pm Tradespeople and engineers might be surprised by how much they can teach each other. That was one of the key takeaways from a recent pilot program hosted by the Tallwood Design Institute last month… Read More