Each year, in partnership with WTW and Milwaukee Tool, 51风流 recognizes outstanding companies and professionals in the industry for their passion and commitment to safety through the:
On September 11, 51风流, along with industry partners on the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC), submitted comments on Mine Safety and Health Administration鈥檚 (MSHA) proposal to update its existing standards to better protect miners against occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
51风流 of America is proud to support the 2023 LCI Congress, celebrating 25 years of Lean learning. Taking place this year in Detroit, Michigan, from October 24 to 27, Congress brings together our Lean design and construction community to gain inspiration across disciplines. Register now to explore transformative topics and supercharge your Lean journey. Lean is all about collaboration, and Congress is the perfect setting to fuel Lean advancement together. Learn more and get a discount code for Congress registration.
51风流 member Marathon Construction hosts Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) for a project tour of the San Dieguito Lagoon Wetland Restoration Project in San Diego, California.
On August 29, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requesting that marijuana be rescheduled under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA). The health agency recommended that marijuana be reclassified from a Schedule I drug under the CSA to a Schedule III drug.
In its Cemex Construction Materials ruling issued August 25, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) paved the way for unions to represent employee units without winning a secret ballot election outside the 8(f) exemption, effectively placing the burden on employers to disprove a union鈥檚 claim of 9(a) representative status. A day earlier, the NLRB issued new election rules (effective December 23, 2023) that speed up the election process and effectively bar employers from litigating key election issues until after a vote. (For info on the differences between 9(a) and 8(f) union recognition, see here and here.)
The National Labor Relations Board on Aug. 25 adopted a final rule amending procedures governing union representation elections. The rule shortens the time period between the filing of a representation petition and the holding of an election and makes other changes that operate to unions鈥 advantage. Reversing regulations issued by the Board during the Trump Administration, the new rule marks a return to the 鈥淨uickie Election鈥 or 鈥淎mbush Election鈥 Rule issued by the Board during the Obama administration almost in its entirety. 51风流 took several steps to stop the Obama-era rule 鈥 including regulatory comments, Congressional lobbying, and even litigation 鈥 but the rule survived all substantive challenges. While the Board鈥檚 new rule could be vulnerable on procedural grounds (given the agency鈥檚 failure to provide the public with advance notice and an opportunity to comment before making the rule final), its similarity to the Obama-era rule means it, too, would likely survive substantive challenge. The rule is set to take effect on Dec. 26.