ABC Calls for Expanding Apprenticeship Opportunities in Congressional Testimony

WASHINGTON, July 26—On behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors, Mike Holland, Chief Operating Officer, MAREK Companies, testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions about the need to modernize and expand apprenticeship opportunities in the United States. In his testimony, Holland outlined the construction industry’s workforce development model and stressed the need to revise the U.S. Department of Labor’s definition of...

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Academy Fellows to be judges for Expo 2020 UK Pavilion designer

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At 2018 Marek Workforce Graduation Dinner, Craft Professionals are Honored as They Build Texas and America

The following was authored by Scott Braddock and originally published on Construction Citizen.Every summer, MAREK celebrates employees with a graduation dinner where craft professionals are honored for reaching various milestones over the last year in the construction firm’s Workforce Development (WFD) Program. The dinner this past week at MAREK headquarters in Houston honored 22 helper trainees and their coaches, 5 mechanic trainees, 25 MAREK Certified Professionals, and 12...

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Heat Stress

Hot weather causes more fatalities than any other weather-related source. Heat waves rarely are given adequate attention but in fact, they claim more lives each year than floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes combined. Heat waves are a silent killer. Heatstroke also affects both genders equally. However, because many men were exposed to heat in the workforce, the annual death rate is 2 times higher in men than in women.In general, the human body cools itself by producing sweat. Sweat evaporating...

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Employee Handbook Part 1

ATTENDANCERegular and on-time attendance is essential to the efficient operations of the Company, and is an essential function of every employee’s job. Excessive absenteeism and tardiness are not only inconvenient, they are also costly problems. While it is recognized that occasional illness or personal reasons cause unavoidable absence or tardiness from work, regular on-time attendance is required for continued employment. Employees must call their supervisor or the office prior to 6:30 a.m....

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Academy hosts symposium to prepare for a warming world

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Upskill Works: Partnering to Build a More Competitive Houston Workforce

The following article was authored by Jim Kollaer and originally published on ConstructionCitizen.com.Upskill, a program of the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) focused on the development of a competitive workforce in Houston, held a State of Talent Forum at the University Hilton on the University of Houston Campus recently.The program, from the opening panel to the concluding breakout panels, was packed with people and with pertinent information that was revealing in a number of ways. It was...

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