ABC Central Ohio advances and defends merit shop principles and promotes the success of our members and their employees through advocacy, workforce development, safety services, and networking
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We believe MERIT should be the driving force for job selection, evaluation, and awards.
We believe PERFORMANCE should be the basis for pay and promotion.
We believe INTEGRITY should be the foundation for fair and open competition.
Latest News
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Nonresidential Construction Employment Increases in May Despite Signs of Weakness in Economy, Says ABC
The construction industry added 25,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 192,000 jobs, an...
ABC Coalition Urges Senate To Oppose Confirmation of Julie Su as Labor Secretary
ABC and dozens of employer organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Senate on May 8 expressing their opposition on Julie Su’s stalled nomination for secretary of labor. The groups cited her troubling record and failure to adequately explain how she would run the DOL in...
Treasury Releases Guidance on IRA Domestic Content Requirements
On May 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released additional guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s domestic content bonus tax credits, which are in effect for all taxable years ending after May 12, 2023. The guidance may be...
New Mackinac Study Expands Literature on Prevailing Wage Waste
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy recently published a study evaluating the effects of state prevailing wage policy on road construction and maintenance costs. Prevailing wage requirements undermine nonunion contractors’ competitiveness for public works contracts...
Update Your Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form by July 25
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has revised the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (CC-305) with updated preferred language and examples of disabilities. Federal contractors use this self-identification...
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