Why Leaders In The Construction Industry Say Immigration Reform Could Solve Houston’s Workforce Woes
Over the past few decades, Chief Operating Officer for Marek Brothers Mike Holland has seen the construction industry change.
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Dallas Morning News on Business Pushing for Immigration Reform: It’s the Workforce, Stupid
Dallas Morning News business columnist Mitchell Schnurman this week explored the question of why business leaders in Texas are once again pushing for comprehensive immigration reform. He put it succinctly:
It’s the workforce, stupid.
The following article was authored by Mark L. Johnson and originally published in AWCI's Construction Dimensions.The Labor Shortage: Nuisance or Catastrophe?
The following is excerpted from an article by Ulf Wolf, which was originally published in Construction Dimensions, a monthly publication by the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry.
Where is the “Rational Middle” Anyway?
The following article was authored by Jim Kollaer and originally published on Construction Citizen.
Video: The Rational Middle on Immigration's Crossroads, Rebuilding after Hurricane Harvey
The following post was authored by Scott Braddock and originally published on Construction Citizen.
With 41 Percent of Construction Workforce Retiring by 2031, the Industry Needs to Get Moving with C3
Construction executives from around the Houston area gathered this week to learn more about how they can create “a robust craft training program in your organization and link it to a career path” through an initiative that continues to grow. Those were the words of Chuck Gremillion, Executive Director of the Construction Career Collaborative, as he kicked off an event at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston designed to give contractors more information about the kind of help available to them to invest in and retain their workforce.
Successfully Competing for New Talent with Other Industries
As anyone in commercial construction will attest, the industry has a labor shortage and a perception problem. The combination of those issues has led to an unsustainable craft workforce. Demand for skilled craft workers is greater than people looking for jobs. Baby Boomers are retiring and the millennial generation has not been attracted to careers in the craft trades to fill the available jobs. Construction Career Collaborative (C3) was established to address this issue.
Getting to the Root of the Immigration Challenge
The Houston Chronicle published this article in the last few days about our undocumented workforce, primarily in the construction industry, and it deserves an immediate response.