November 11-15 was National Apprentice Week. On Tuesday, November 12th BCIT held their Construction Apprenticeship Expo for BCIT students and Burlington County Middle School students. Representatives from all Construction Technology fields in Burlington County were on site with displays and job opportunity information, including the BAC ADC of NJ who had a hands on bricklaying demonstration. BAC Local #5 Apprentice Instructor Ren Engelhardt and Field Representatives Leon Jones, Jr., Lynn Canfield & Mario Cerrito, Jr. were on site to answer questions and assist with the demonstrations.
CONTRACTOR SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR FALSIFYING RECORDS
TO CHEAT WORKERS OUT OF $155,000 BY NOT PAYING PREVAILING WAGES
Many of the employees he cheated are believed to be undocumented immigrants
As released by Insider NJ on September 6, 2019.
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that an Ocean County construction contractor was sentenced to prison today for purposely not paying prevailing wages on a government contract valued over $75,000. As part of his criminal activity, the contractor falsified payroll records for the public contract to cover up the fact that he paid most of his employees only a …
BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE! – COLD WEATHER MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
Masonry materials and their performance are affected by cold weather conditions. When temperatures hit 40*F Masonry Contractors should have a cold weather plan for implementing proper procedures for maximum performance of materials and safety of craftworkers in cold weather conditions.
Click Here for IMI’s Technology Brief on Cold Weather Masonry Construction or visit www.imiweb.org
Click Here for NCMA’s TEK 03-01C on All Weather Concrete Masonry Construction or visit www.ncma.org…
The Northeast Regional Spec-Mix Bricklayer 500 was held on October 10th at the IMI/BAC Training Center in Fairfield, NJ. Congratulations to our Member VIP Construction and their Mason/Mason Tender Team who took First Place. Good Luck on February 5, 2020 when you complete in the Las Vegas World Championship at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry! Read More
The Pennsylvania & South Jersey Regional Spec-Mix Bricklyaer 500 was held on September 19th at the Xfinity Live Arena in Philadelphia, PA. Congratulations to our Member Dandrea Masonry and their Mason/Mason Tender Team who took Third Place. Read More…
Earlier this year our Executive Director, Carol Ciesielski, formed a Coalition of Trade Associations to address misclassifying employees as independent contractors and the entire underground construction economy in New Jersey.
In addition to Masonry Contractors of New Jersey, the other associations that currently comprise the Coalition are Associated Construction Contractors of NJ (ACCNJ), South Jersey Mechanical Contractors Association (SJMCA), Employing Bricklayers Association (EBA) and the NJ Association of Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors (PHCC).
The Coalition’s contractor members alone have reported a loss of approximately 30% of their revenue each year in the private sector due to unfair and unlawful …
NJ Labor Department Issues First Stop Work Orders at Two NJ Construction Sites
Department Takes Action Against Employer Using Expanded Enforcement
Authorities Signed into Law by Gov. Murphy in July
As released by NJDOL.gov on September 17, 2019
TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) issued work stoppage orders at two construction sites, managed by Three Sons Restoration, LLC. of Union, for wage violations – a first-of-its-kind action taken by the department after Governor Murphy expanded its enforcement authorities in July.
In accordance with N.J.S.A 34:20-7.1, NJDOL’s Division of Wage and Hour Compliance shut down …