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After a decline in March, the construction industry added 15,000 positions in April, with the jobless rate falling compared to March and year-earlier levels.

The actions, which took place during National Recovery Month, seek to propel the unionized construction industry to fight substance use disorder and help find ways for workers to improve their mental health.

The contractor says two workers on a data center job for Google who initiated the complaint had been bullying a coworker.

Falls from heights cause more workplace deaths than any other type of injury.

Engineering group seeks changes in the H-1B visa program, as well as adjustments to some reporting requirements for foreign workers.

Building trades celebrated pro-labor policies of Biden administration at their annual legislative conference. 

Cambridge, Mass., is working to overcome challenges associated with transitioning residential buildings from fossil fuels to electrification. 

The MBTA submitted a four-part safety plan with the Federal Transit Administration after a rash of near miss accidents and an incident that left a worker seriously injured.

An out-of-control Acura, which sped through an opening in the concrete barriers separating a work zone from highway travel lanes on Interstate-695, caused six worker fatalities.

Call for applications for its first mentoring program has already generated "an overwhelming response, " says The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.