By Kevin B. Keith, Director of Safety Services, ABC Keystone Reviewing injury and illness logs is a fantastic way to focus in on and identify safety issues. The OSHA 300
By, Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs After a full year of President Donald Trump in office, most critics agree that it’s hard to deny the effect of business experience
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs The Senate Labor & Industry Committee, chaired by Sen. Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), advanced a bill that could have a drastic effect on the
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs Project Labor Agreements, or pre-hire collective bargaining agreements that mandate the use of union-only labor, have been around for decades, but lately, there’s
ABC Apprenticeship Carpentry 4 class recently covered the Advanced Stair Systems module from the NCCER curriculum. Instructor Tom Fasnacht had the students in the lab doing their hands-on performance profile
This week, Governor Tom Wolf announced his plans to follow up on an expired plan by the Obama administration in 2016 to extend mandatory overtime pay to salaried employees. Currently,
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs With a year’s worth of stalled policy, gridlock, and uncertainty over the ultimate result of last year’s tax reform bill, Congressional Republicans are
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs If 2016 taught us anything, it’s that public polls mean very little when it comes to the minds of voters. Despite 99% of
By: Donna J. Shoff, Immediate Past Chair of the Board; President, H.L.Wiker, Inc. The saying “time flies when you’re having fun” definitely applies to me this year. Regardless of our
By: Kristi Pronovost, Director of Marketing & Communications, ABC Keystone “In a field that is constantly evolving, so must we. My goal is to always be striving to be better
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs Despite stumbles throughout the year, Congress looks set to deliver on one of President Donald Trump’s biggest campaign promises – a significant overhaul
By: Brent Sailhamer, Director of Government Affairs The House concluded the first half of the 2017-2018 legislative session this week with a flurry of bills that were championed by some
A Convenient Way to Connect with Your Colleagues in Your Backyard! Do you value the industry news and networking that ABC events provide, but you struggle to find time to
By: Kevin B. Keith, Director of Safety Services, ABC Keystone With the end of 2017 in sight, this is an appropriate time to reflect on the year and assess how
By: Shaun Shea, Project Manager, Warfel Construction Company, ABC Keystone YP Committee Member Construction plays a very important role in our nation’s economic performance. Unfortunately, the construction industry is facing
