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Ground-penetrating radar helps find utilities, rebar in concrete
From ForConstructionPros.com – By Simon Pedley/ Leica Geosystems, Inc. – Before demo begins … how ground penetrating radar technology...
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Oct 20, 20234 min read
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The deserved recognition of an ironworker’s legacy of service, dedication
From Ironworker Magazine – Welby “Ike” Isaacs, ironworker and oldest living Indigenous veteran from Six Nations, continues to inspire ...
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Oct 13, 20233 min read
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Nonresidential construction spending up in August, led by manufacturing, public works
Contractors remain upbeat, with most expecting their profit margins to increase over the next six months. From ABC, Associated Builders...
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Oct 6, 20231 min read
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New York announces first-in-the-nation ‘clean concrete’ mandate
Set for January 2025, the state’s Buy Clean Concrete rules establishing greenhouse gas emission limits will cover all agency projects....
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Sep 29, 20233 min read
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From union rodbuster to union contractor: Help is available to prepare you
From Ironworker Magazine – By Mike Relyin – One thing is readily and reliably apparent when you look at our union reinforcing...
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Sep 22, 20233 min read
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Another school in England closed due to concerns with RACC ‘concrete’
From the BBC — By James Kelly — A secondary school in east London was ordered to close yesterday, just two weeks into the school year,...
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Sep 15, 20234 min read
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Want to become an ironworker? Find an IW Training Center near you
From Iron Workers International — Want to reach your potential and find out about how the sky is the limit for ironworkers? The Iron...
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Sep 8, 20234 min read
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As US labor demand cools, construction is still hot
In many industries, job openings and worker quit rates dropped last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report released...
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Sep 1, 20232 min read
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Union ironworkers lead ‘unprecedented’ rebar revolution
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Aug 25, 20233 min read
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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator up in July; Contractors remain confident
From the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) — Associated Builders and Contractors reported Aug. 15 that its Construction Backlog...
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Aug 19, 20232 min read
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Iron Workers Union applauds Biden administration’s prevailing wage rule
Iron Workers General President Eric Dean From the Ironworkers.org Press Room — The Iron Workers Union applauds the Biden administration...
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Aug 11, 20232 min read
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Construction firms add 19,000 jobs in July; Sector unemployment rises to 3.9%
Average sector pay also increased in July, to $34.24 an hour. From the Associated General Contractors of America — The construction...
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Aug 4, 20232 min read
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Ironworking history: Men who built the Golden Gate Bridge
A group of bridge workers pose for camera, Photo by Ed Ashoff From PBS/American Experience — It took much more than a clever engineer...
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Jul 28, 20236 min read
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Construction firms add 23,000 jobs; sector unemployment hits all-time low for June
Gains were evenly split between residential and nonresidential firms for the month, but near-record job openings at end of May point to...
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Jul 14, 20233 min read
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Montana governor tries his hand at tying rebar
Gianforte tours Ironworkers Local 732’s apprentice training center in East Helena. From KTVH — Story and photos by Jonathon Ambarian,...
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Jul 7, 20232 min read
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The power of peer support in combating addiction
Peer support can be highly effective in starting someone on the path to recovery. It aims to help workers connect to resources or...
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Jun 30, 20234 min read
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Construction firms add 25,000 jobs in May as pay jumps 6%
Most of the construction job gains occurred in the Nonresidential Construction Sector while firms now pay workers 19 percent more...
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Jun 23, 20232 min read
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Construction input prices edged lower in May, says ABC
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Jun 16, 20232 min read
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400 chunks of concrete may explain building collapse in Florida
From NPR — By Greg Allen — MIAMI — A federal team investigating the collapse of a condominium tower in Surfside, Fla., has moved into...
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Jun 9, 20232 min read
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Infrastructure funding keeps ironworkers in the spotlight
From The Ironworker Magazine — This spring, the only things popping up faster than the crocuses were projects funded by the Bipartisan...
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May 26, 20234 min read
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