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Infrastructure bill3/21/2023 ![]() One of President Joe Biden's key promises with the infrastructure bill is to create jobs specifically for union workers, according to the White House.Įven though the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act doesn't designate specific projects for union workers or require certain roles be filled only by union workers, John Samuelson, president of the Transport Workers Union, said infrastructure projects will inevitably lead to roles being filled with union workers. "Because it's going to signal to a new generation of workers that there's going to be great infrastructure jobs out there for a long time." Union jobs and infrastructure projects "Passing any large, multi-year infrastructure measure will actually provide invaluable recruiting benefits for our industry," Turmail said. These projects will also help small businesses with recruiting efforts in the current tight labor market, according to Brian Turmail, spokesman for the Association of General Contractors of America. "Sometimes it takes two or three years from design to actual construction, so that really helps contractors because they know what's coming down the pipe." "If states have the money come in, they can plan those projects out," Walton said. With 20% of the bill, or $110 billion, dedicated for the construction of roads and bridges, Walton is hoping for a long-term boom in business. Once the bill is signed into law and the federal money is given to individual states - timing is uncertain though there is typically a lag between when a bill is signed into law and when federal dollars are allocated - local businesses like Walton's can bid on these projects. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Alabama, the Department of Transportation opens projects once a month to bids from local contractors. Walton said federal projects are handled through individual states. ![]()
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