b'BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CSIA 31P residentJoetoBidensrecentfederal agencies to identify where they could include executiveactionbolsterregisteredrequirementsorincentivesforgrantrecipients apprenticeshipsasapathwaytohigh- orcontractorstouseworkerswhoparticipatein payingjobsincludingunionjobsregistered apprenticeships.has many implications for contractors that perform federally funded work. SinceBidentookoffice,hisadministrationhas investedmorethan$440milliontoexpandthe The March executive actionwhich is not legislationcapacity of the registered apprenticeship system,directs federal agencies to reduce barriers andwhich has supported the training of more than 1 create pathways into federal employment throughmillionapprenticesacrossthecountry,perthe registered apprenticeships and expands registeredexecutive orders announcement.apprenticeships use through grants and contracts. It also re-establishes within the federal governmentImpact on contractorslabormanagementforums,toolsusedbyunion members and management to jointly improve theirNoteveryconstruction-relatedgroupappreciates workplaces. the apprentice push. In a statement, Ben Brubeck, ABC vice president of regulatory, labor and state In addition, the Department of Labor is consideringaffairs, said that while the association fully supports arulechangethatwouldreviseregulationsforgovernment-registeredapprenticeshipprograms, registeredapprenticeshipsbyupdatingworkertheDOLsproposedrulechangeisillegal, protectionsandbetterestablishingpipelinestounnecessarilycostlyandburdensomeandwill registered apprenticeship programs. exacerbate the industrys labor shortage.AlthoughtheBidenadministrationseffortscouldEd Seglias, partner and co-CEO of construction law spell good news for a labor-strapped industry likefirm Cohen Seglias, said the order is detrimental construction, both fans and critics of these movesfor non-union employers who have to comply with also see them as a push to support unions, a keyunfamiliar regulations, something harder for smaller part of Bidens platform.contractors.CENTRAL STATES INSULATION ASSOCIATIONTheexecutiveorderisdesignedtobroadentheThisisgoingtocausemoreharmthanbenefit workforce, but it also favors union builders and maybecauseitsgoingtocertainlyincreasecostfor mean open shop contractors have to read up onemployers,butIalsothinkitwillputmanynon-new compliance, experts told Construction Dive. unionandsmallcontractorsatadisadvantage, said Seglias. With any massive set of regulations, About two-thirds of registered apprenticeships arethe little guy is least equipped to deal with it.union programs, said John Logan, professor and department chair of labor and employment studiesHow much will actually change is left to be seen. It at the San Francisco State University Lam Familymay not be as impactful as others fear, according College of Business. toAndrewMacDonald,co-chairofthelabor managementrelationspracticeatPhiladelphia-Theorderaimstocreatemoreregisteredbased law firm Fox Rothschild.apprenticeshipprogramsacrossavarietyof industries in the federal workforce and encouragesTheexecutiveordercanonlydosomuch, agenciestogivepreferencetoemployersonMacDonaldsaid,addingthatwhilemost publiclyfundedprojectsthathireworkerswhoapprenticeshipprogramsareunion,thereare have participated in these programs. It also directsalsoindustrygroupsandcompany-by-company continuedon pg. 32csiaonline.org'