OSHA Releases COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS
UPDATED November 9, 2021 with AGC's Summary of OSHA's COVID-19 Vaccination & Testing ETS. On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to minimize the risk
Carpenters’ Apprentice Ready Program 2022
Are you interested in a career as a union carpenter, but are nervous about being able to pass the entrance exam? The Carpenters’ Apprentice Ready Program helps Philadelphians who have traditionally faced barriers to employment, particularly in the trades, including
Donate Doors and Hardware and Support Carpenters’ Apprentices
Rethink your construction waste! Oftentimes, extra materials and supplies are thrown away. Many materials, however, could be used to help train the next generation of skills trades workers. The Carpenters Joint Apprentice Training Center of Philadelphia & Vicinity (Carpenters JAC)
Conversations with a Councilmember: Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 19
Philadelphia Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson has been promoting the Philadelphia region’s different apprenticeship programs. On October 8, she’ll be holding a discussion with representatives from the Operating Engineers Local 542 JATC to answer questions about becoming a union operating engineer.
Delaware County District Attorney’s Office Hosts Misclassification Discussion
On Friday, October 22, the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office hosted a virtual event introducing Governor Tom Wolf 's Joint Task Force on Misclassification of Employees. The members of the Task Force, including Deputy Secretary for Safety and Labor-Management Relations
2021 NAWIC Block Kids Building Competition
The NAWIC Philadelphia Foundation and the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Women are pleased to announce the Block Kids Building Program will be held on Saturday, November 6nd, 2021 at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 Hall in
2021 Construction Inclusion Week Supplier Diversity Virtual Event
On October 21, 2021, Gilbane Building Company and Turner Construction Company hosted a Construction Inclusion Week event focused on the importance of supplier diversity and how it impacts all of us in our everyday lives. Supplier diversity is a business
Turner Construction Company Celebrates One uCity Square Project Topping Out
On October 14, 2021, Wexford Science and Technology and Ventas’s One uCity Square topped out. Designed by ZGF Architects LLP and being built by partners Turner Construction Company and McKissack, this project when completed will be an integrated community of
2021 Fall Membership Dinner
On October 14, 2021, GBCA members gathered for the 2021 Fall Membership Dinner at Fairmount Water Works. During the dinner, we celebrated the work of GBCA and the role its membership plays in building our city. We also highlighted two
Free Carpenter Foreman Training for GBCA Members
The Carpenter Contractor Trust (CCT) is hosting a live, in-person, 4-hour foreman workshop in Edison, NJ presented by Breslin Strategies Inc. CCT has invited up to 10 carpenters from GBCA member companies to attend this training at no cost. Five