Construction Workforce Project Sponsors Harlem Back to School Backpack Program
Construction workforce project is proud to sponsor Harlem Back to School Backpack Drive
CWP is Proud to Break Bread with HCCI and Support Harlem Communities
Construction Workforce Project is honored to have taken part in Harlem Congregations for Community Improvements' annual "Let's Break Bread Together" Awards Dinner.
Reminder: legislation to expand prevailing wage would harm workers of color and MWBE contractors
As the legislative session enters its final days, serious concerns remain regarding legislation to redefine public works and expand prevailing wage mandates in New York’s construction industry. Recent closed-door negotiations over the bill have not addressed these concerns.
El Diario: Carta abierta al gobernador Cuomo
We ask you to recognize the changing tides of the construction workforce, and provide more resources totrain, employ and protect New Yorkers of color in the construction industry, regardless of whether or not they are part of a union.
Crains: Wage bill would keep health care facilities out of date
As legislators in Albany discuss a potential prevailing-wage expansion, their deliberations have failed to consider the effects it would have on New York’s medical infrastructure.
Manhattan Times: Latino construction workers deserve a say in their future
For decades, unions have erected barriers for minorities in New York seeking access to jobs in the construction trade.
El Diario: Las discusiones sobre el salario prevaleciente deben considerar a trabajadores de color
La gran mayoría de las metas legislativas del presupuesto estatal para el 2019 fueron aprobadas por la legislatura de Nueva York, incluyendo la prohibición de bolsas de plástico, la introducción de precios de congestión y nuevos impuestos de mansión.
This Is The Bronx: Prevailing wage discussions need to be about workers of color
Almost all of the reported legislative goals of the 2019 New York State budget passed— a plastic bag ban, congestion pricing, and a mansion tax. However, noticeably missing from this year’s budget was a prevailing wage expansion.
Spreading the Word – What Prevailing Wage Would Mean for Minority Workers
CWP greeted attendees of Gov. Cuomo’s speech today with educational flyers highlighting negative impacts of any potential prevailing wage expansion on communities of color.
Construction Workforce Project Hosts OSHA 10 Class in Harlem
Construction Workforce Project Hosts inaugural OSHA 10 Class in Harlem, New York City.