On July 15, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to advance President Donald Trump's nominees for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), James Macy and David Prouty, to the Senate floor.The Senate has not yet announced when a floor...

Democratic Party lawmakers in Congress—along with a handful of pro-union Republicans—are attempting to appease powerful union special interests at the expense of merit shop contractors and workers.We need your help defeating the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA, H.R...

Last month, President Donald Trump nominated James Macy, the current director for the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, to serve on the National Labor Relations Board. Because the NLRB requires at least one member of each party, President...

THE ISSUE: For over 125 years, independent nonprofits have developed life-saving standards without corporate influence or taxpayer dollars. But this trusted system is now at risk.ACTION: The bipartisan Pro Codes Act would protect and preserve this proven approach, which has...

On June 12, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget announced in Memo M-25-29 that it will continue to enforce former President Biden’s Executive Order 14063 and its final rule mandating project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects valued at $35...

IEC is calling on members to take action in support of the Prove It Act of 2025 (H.R. 1163)—important legislation that strengthens protections for small businesses under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA).IEC recently joined a broad coalition of small business and...

Outdated federal permitting processes are delaying infrastructure projects and raising construction costs. IEC urges you to ask the U.S. Senate to pass permit modernization legislation now.In 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives approved several permit reform bills...