The Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries assessed penalties totaling $16,800 for SAK Builders in relation to a fatal construction site accident in March.
Officials accuse Bridgeview, Ill.-based Drive Construction of setting up two layers of shell companies and paying workers in cash to avoid traceability.
Rodriguez credits his father, an immigrant who arrived in the U.S. undocumented and worked as a union laborer, for encouraging him to become a carpenter.
The New York City District Council of Carpenters Benefit Funds helped raise almost $1.2 million at a March 25 virtual gala benefit for Saint Dominic’s Family Services, attended by about 1,000 city business and labor leaders.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has called on leaders of the state’s construction industry to develop safety procedures that will allow projects to continue during the coronavirus pandemic.
