Gates McVey Making News!

Gates McVey in North Naples continues to evolve. Gates McVey is reaching into new parts of the state and is looking to expand across the Southeast. New leadership is taking the company in new directions. Gates McVey is now the largest commercial real estate company south of Tampa and the second largest commercial builder on the west coast of Florida. Click here to read the article.

ABC Members & Green Building Create Buzz

In today's Tampa Tribune Business section, there is an informative article on Green Buildings! ABC members Creative Contractors and Skanska are spotlighted in this article. Click here to read the article. If you would like more information about Green Buildings click here.

Big News From Yesterday's Membership Meeting!

Last night at our monthly membership meeting, we heard from Kevin Powell (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) who spoke about his 6 month tour in rebuilding Iraq. Mr. Powell also discussed the half-of-billion dollars worth of construction approved for MacDill AFB. One ABC member has already been awarded one of the projects! That is great news for the rest of our membership! You can view a list of military projects by clicking here. Check out our Photo Gallery for pictures of the event.

Democrats & Union Power Play Continues

Less than one week after organized labor and their friends in congress passed The Employee Free Choice Act they are pushing the envelope again and continue to over-reach! The House will vote this week to expand the Davis-Bacon Act!

Now that they are in the majority, Democrats and their union friends plan on shoving Davis-Bacon Act requirements down the throats of open-shop contractors at every possible opportunity.

ABC Members must make their voice heard loud and clear and let Members of Congress know that we will not stand idly while Davis-Bacon Act requirements are forced up on us. Take Action, Now!

House Approves “CARD CHECK” Legislation

The U.S. House of Representatives March 1 voted 241-185 in favor of the “Employee Free Choice Act” (H.R. 800), a bill that would eliminate the workplace right of employees to a private election when deciding whether to join a union.

The measure would replace private, secret-ballot elections—the preferred and statutorily provided method for determining whether employees want a union to represent them—with a “card check” system. Under the “card check” process, employees would indicate their choice of whether to join a union by signing a card in front of their co-workers, employers and union organizers.

The bill is expected to meet with increased opposition in the U.S. Senate, where Republican lawmakers have pledged to filibuster the measure. Additionally, Vice President Richard B. Cheney stated in remarks before the National Association of Manufacturers earlier this month that “if [H.R. 800] is sent to the president, he will veto the bill.”