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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2021/04/08/recognizing-ironworkers-in-need" target="_self">Recognizing Ironworkers in Need</a><br />');
document.write('A disturbing trend surfaced in the last year across the construction industry—a startling increase in deaths related to suicide. These deaths exceed the number of COVID-19 and worksite fatalities.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2021/03/08/south-jersey-hopes-pinned-on-paulsboro-port" target="_self">South Jersey hopes pinned on Paulsboro port</a><br />');
document.write('Ørsted North America is building New Jersey\'s first offshore wind farm about 15 miles southeast of Atlantic City in federal waters. EEW, who is contracted to make the structures, has said it will provide 500 union jobs.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2021/03/08/biden-s-wooing-both-labor-and-environmentalists-on-climate-change.-oil-pipelines-may-drive-them-apart" target="_self">Biden’s wooing both labor and environmentalists on climate change. Oil pipelines may drive them apart.</a><br />');
document.write('The president is trying to square environmentalists’ demands to stop burning fossil fuels with labor leaders’ desire for union jobs linked to oil and gas.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2021/03/02/what-s-in-the-house-s-$1.9-trillion-coronavirus-plan" target="_self">What’s in the House’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan</a><br />');
document.write('The House approved President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, which funds vaccination programs, expanded unemployment insurance, $1,400 stimulus checks, state and local governments, school re-openings, and more. The bill also provides grants for multi-employer pension plans and changes to single-employer pension rules.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2021/03/01/6-key-takeaways-from-the-u.s.-chamber\'s-q4-commercial-construction-index" target="_self">6 Key Takeaways From the U.S. Chamber\'s Q4 Commercial Construction Index</a><br />');
document.write('More contractors are facing a shortage of building materials as the pandemic continues, according to fourth quarter data from the United States Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index).');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2021/02/24/everyday-hero-union-leader-ironworkers-put-skills-to-work" target="_self">Everyday Hero: Union Leader, Ironworkers Put Skills to Work</a><br />');
document.write('Iron Workers Local 808 volunteered to build a steel canopy over the basketball court at Redemption Church in Christmas, Florida. Business Manager Bobby Knost and more than 20 union workers showed up on their day off to help out.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2021/02/21/biden-meets-with-labor-leaders-about-coronavirus-stimulus-package-infrastructure" target="_self">Biden meets with labor leaders about coronavirus stimulus package, infrastructure</a><br />');
document.write('Iron Workers General President Eric Dean and other labor leaders met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office to discuss the Coronavirus stimulus package and infrastructure.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2021/02/16/opinion-first-step-in-economic-success-buy-american" target="_self">Opinion: First step in economic success: Buy American</a><br />');
document.write('Read the thoughtful op-ed by Dave Baker, Business Manager of Iron Wokers Local 44 in Cincinnati, on what\'s expected from the Biden Administration.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2021/02/09/house-passed-apprenticeship-bill-draws-mixed-construction-reactions" target="_self">House-Passed Apprenticeship Bill Draws Mixed Construction Reactions</a><br />');
document.write('The House of Representatives has approved legislation that seeks to expand apprenticeship programs to train workers in a range of industries, including construction, and authorizes $3 billion over five years to achieve that goal.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.impact-net.org/news/2021/02/04/a-resilient-workforce-triumphs-through-a-tough-2020" target="_self">A Resilient Workforce Triumphs Through a Tough 2020</a><br />');
document.write('Current and future construction participants innovated ways to get the job done, and after 10 months of pandemic, the resilience of the industry’s workforce is clear.');
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