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AGC honors Northern District members Thompson, Salinas
At the 2020 Annual Convention on Jan. 24 in Bellevue, AGC of Washington honored three outstanding members of the construction community — Andy Thompson, John Salinas and Connie
Sue Martin — for their commitment and dedication to the industry and the local community. Read more...
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Oppose legislation holding GCs liable for unpaid wages & benefits of specialty contractors
Please contact your State representatives today and urge them to oppose SHB 1395, legislation that requires GCs on private construction projects to be liable for the unpaid wages and benefits of all specialty contractors and sub-subs. (You may remember this bill from last year… it’s back!) AGC opposes wage theft, as the industry is in dire need of attracting new people to the industry. However, this bill is the wrong approach. It claims to encourage "self policing" in the industry, but it actually is the opposite – requiring one business to responsible for the bad actions of another, and raising costs to home buyers and commercial-building tenants in the
process.
Click here for the easy-to-use Action Alert system to send an email to your legislators today! Contact AGC’s legislative office at 360.352.5000 if you have questions. And thank you for making your voice heard!
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Protect your right to manage your businessAGC of America reports that The
U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act in early February, if not sooner. This bill is currently the single greatest threat against the construction industry. The PRO Act is an unprecedented attempt to fundamentally change dozens of well-established labor laws without regard to their detrimental impact on open-shop firms, union contractors, and the economy. Already, this legislation has 218 cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives and 40 cosponsors in the U.S. Senate. If enacted, the PRO Act would completely upend decades of work to balance employee/employer rights and restrictions settled in courts, the National Labor Relations Board, and Congress. Read more and take action!...
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Great people, programs and projects? Let's hear it!
Join us on Wednesday, May 13 at Seattle’s Museum of Flight for the 2020 Build Washington Awards, once again honoring our members' best and brightest from the past year! Entries are now being accepted, with a deadline of March 2 at 5:00 p.m. With 31 award categories in all, this is a great chance to show your industry peers your best stuff! Read
more...
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Northern District legislative visit to Olympia, Feb. 25
Join other AGC members to visit Olympia and have an opportunity to connect with you representatives to discuss
what is important to you and our industry. The Northern District will be organizing a visit to Olympia on Tuesday, February 25 to partner with AGC's legislative team to visit with your representatives on matters important to you. Please email Lance Calloway, or call at 360.961.5323, to let him know you want to participate.
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Equity Summit comes to
Bellingham Technical College
Join BTC, SHIFT, ANEW and NAWIC for the first annual Northwest Washington Council of Tradeswomen Equity Summit, coming up on Feb. 27 at BTC. This is your chance to listen and share best practices on recruiting, retaining and supporting women and LGBTQ individuals in non-traditional occupations as you network with other women in the trades. Click here for ticket and event
information.
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Phillips 66: Two-year delay for Cherry Point plant
a ‘competitive disadvantage’
Phillips 66 and partner Renewable Energy Group (REG) canceled their plans to build a renewable diesel facility at Cherry Point last week, and their reasons for doing so have become clearer in the days since that announcement. Tim Johnson, Phillips 66 public and government affairs director, said permitting uncertainties were to blame for the project’s cancellation, and that these uncertainties lead to a competitive disadvantage in Washington State. Read more…
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SAVE THE DATE! 2020 AGC/AIA Scholarship Golf Tournament
Join the Northwest Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Associated General Contractors Northern District on August 28 as we once again host the 2020 Scholarship Golf Tournament, presented by Freeland and Associates, Inc. Have fun golfing as we raise scholarship money to help local students in the fields of architecture and construction pave the way to a great career. Registration for the event will open March 15th.
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"A fairness thing" -- Testing positive for pot wouldn't disqualify employees from most jobs under new bill
Washington led the nation when it became one of the first two
states to legalize adult use of recreational marijuana in 2012. When it comes to ensuring that adults who use legal pot can still find employment, however, the state is not the trailblazer it once was. That could soon change, though -- a proposal in the Legislature would update Washington law to ensure that employers can’t reject job applicants simply because they test positive for marijuana in a pre-employment
drug screening. Read more…
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Modular, prefabricated construction boosts quality
and client satisfaction, reduces costs
Nearly 90% of respondents to a recent Dodge Data & Analytics study said modular building and prefabricated single-trade assemblies improve productivity, quality and scheduling as compared to traditional construction. Read more...
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Questions? Comments? Please email Lance Calloway, Northern District manager
AGC Northern District Report is a publication of the
Associated General Contractors of Washington
1200 Westlake Avenue N., Suite 301, Seattle Washington 98109 - Copyright 2020, AGC of Washington. All rights reserved.
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AGC's Construction
Leadership Council develops the next generation of construction leaders through education, philanthropy and social efforts to ensure the future success of our industry.
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Click here for a complete listing of upcoming class offerings from AGC's Education Foundation
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