UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA

DEF · Defense

Implementation of section 2851 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Guidance on Department of Defense-wide standards for access to military installations.

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Funding for Job Corps Program for FY 2025 and FY 2026. H.R. 5408, the "Faster Labor Contracts Act," legislation to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act; entire bill. House Appropriations draft subcommittee mark of H.R.5304, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; Subcommittee amendment #1, supporting Jobs Corps training programs. Implementation of Executive Order 14278, "Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future" (April 23, 2025), directing actions to prepare workers for jobs in occupations that do not require a college degree and possible impacts on registered apprenticeship programs in the construction industry. S. 2587, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026," legislation providing appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; Title I provisions pertaining to Job Corps funding. Wage & Hour All Agency Memorandum (AAM) 251 updating the $2.5 million threshold that contracting agencies and the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) currently use to determine whether more than one wage determination applies to a Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) covered project because there is substantial construction in a category of construction that is different from the overall project.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 5408, H.R.5304, S. 2587

RET · Retirement

H.R. 2696, the Retirement Savings for Americans Act, a bill to make full- and part-time workers (including gig workers) who lack access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan eligible for a retirement account and automatically enrolled at 3% of their income with the option to increase or decrease their withholding or opt out entirely and making low- and moderate-income workers eligible for a 1% automatic contribution (as long as they remain employed) and up to a 4% matching contribution through a refundable tax credit; entire bill.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 2696