b'Inadditiontoincreasedunemploymentandareductionint helevel,.____., ofconstructionexpenditures,thereportcitestherisingcostofconstructionasanadditionalforcetendingtodepressthelevelofconstructionactivity.Thereportcitesseveralbuildingcostindicesincluding theDodgeBuildingCostIndextoillustratetheriseinmaterialandlabor costs.TheDodgeIndexisabout60%materialsand40%laborandcovers ninebuildingcraftspluslaborersandbasicmaterialssuchasbrick, plaster,cement,lumberandstructuralsteelin183cities.TheDodge Index,using1967asthebaseyearof100,indicatesthatthebuilding costindexfor1974was205;bywayofcomparison,theconsumerandwholesalepriceindiceswere147.7and160.1respectively,in1974,ascompared with100in1967.Thereportstatesthat"thebuildingcostincreasehas combinedwiththeoveralldeclineineconomicactivityandhighinterest ratestocauseaslumpinconstruction." Thereportalsocitesthehighlevelofstrikeactivitywithinthe constructionindustryasincreasingthecostofconstructionprojects. Constructionworkers,comprisinglessthan5%ofthenon-agricultural workforce,accountfor16%ofallworkstoppagesand19%ofdaysidle duringtheperiod1967to1973.Ofthe6,074strikesthatoccurredin 1974,688or11.3%occurredinconstruction. Thereportsuggeststherecessionof1973-1975maygeneratecontradictoryimpulsesinlabor.Ontheonehand,highunemploymentwouldtendto lessenworkers\'wagedemandsandwillingnesstostrikebutontheotherhand, therapidinflationofthepastthreeyearshasresultedinadeclinein realearningsof mostworkersandcouldleadtoincreasedmilitancy,espe- ,_., ciallyamongworkersnotcoveredbycostoflivingescalators.TheCouncil admitsthatthedesiretocatchupwithinflationwillbeanatur altendency duringupcomingbargainingbutaddsthatthelossinbargainingpowerwasa universalexperienceinthepastthreeyearsandwarnsthatuniversalefforts torecoupmaybe"anexperienceinfrustration,"merelyrekindlinghigher inflation. Finally,theCouncilemphasizedthatitsanalysiswasnotanattempt tosettheboundariesofanacceptablesettlementfromthepublicviewpoint noranimplicitguidelinebutrather,wasintendedtoserveasa"factual andneutral"backgrounddocumentfornegotiationsin1976. WALK-AROUNDPAYNOTREQUIRED TimespentbyemployeesaccompanyingOSHAcomplianceofficersdoesnot constitute"workingtime"undertheFairLaborStandardsAct,according totheCourtofAppealsfortheDistrictofColumbiaCircuiti nLeone,etal. v.MobilOilCorporation,decidedNovember28,1975.TheCourtconcluded thatneithertheOccupationalSafetyandHealthActnortheFairLabor StandardsActrequirespayforsuchactivities. -'