Providing Access to the Latest Research and Analysis on Critical Issues Affecting Construction
TCI has complied studies, reports and white papers published over the last decade on critical issues affecting construction such as apprenticeship, project labor agreements, prevailing wage laws, misclassification, safety, productivity, and workforce development (including green jobs), among others.
We are not and cannot be held responsible for the content of these studies or papers and do not necessarily endorse in any way, shape or form the content, opinions, political views, and any other subject matter contained therein.
Apprenticeship
Pathways to Prosperity, Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century, Harvard Graduate School of Education (February 2011)
Apprenticeships in Alaska
Jeff Hadland, Alaska Economic Trends, Vol. 2, No.2 (February 2009)
Building Trades Apprentice Training in Massachusetts: An Analysis of Union and Non-Union Programs, 1997 - 2007
Labor Resource Center, University of Massachusetts Boston (2008)
Registered Apprenticeship: Findings from Site Visits to Five States, Paul Gunn and Lalith De Silva, Ph.D. (November 2008)
Construction Apprenticeship in Oregon: An Analysis of Data on Union and Open-Shop Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon (March 2005)
Analysis of Construction Industry Apprenticeship Programs in Indiana, Jeff Vincent, Indiana University Institute for the Study of Labor in Society (2004)
Apprenticeship Utilization in Washington State Programs in the Building and Construction Trades
Washington State Construction and Building Trades Council, AFL-CIO (2003)
The Hazards of Training: Attrition and Retention in Construction Industry Apprenticeship Programs
Cihan Bilginsoy, Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Volume 57, Issue 1 (2003)
Building Trades Apprentice Training in West Virginia: A Comparison of Union and Non-Union Building Trades Programs in the 1990s
West Virginia University Extension Service, Institute for Labor Studies and Research (2002)
Construction Apprenticeship and Training in Pennsylvania
David H. Bradley and Stephen A. Herzenberg, Keystone Research Center (2002)
Apprenticeship Training in the U.S. Construction Industry
Cihan Bilginsoy, University of Utah (September 1998)
Apprentice Training in Kentucky: A Comparison of Union and Non-Union Programs in the Building Trades
William. J. Londrigan and Joseph B. Wise, Kentucky AFL-CIO (March 1997)
Environmental, Safety and Health
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH: Better OSHA Guidance Needed onSafety Incentive Programs-United States Government Accountability Office (April 2012)
An Evaluation of the California Injury and Illness Prevention Program, John Mendeloff, Wayne B. Gray, Amelia M. Haviland, Regan Main, Jing Xia-2012
Economic Burden of Occupational Injury and Illness in the United States,J. Paul Leigh, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research and Department of Public Health Sciences, UC Davis Medical School, MSIC Davis, CA-December 2011
OSHA Injury and Illness Prevention Programs White Paper-January 2012
Recessions Are Bad for Workplace Safety, By Jan Boone, Jan C. van Ours, Jean-Philippe Wuellrich, Josef Zweimuller-April 20, 2011
OSHA Inaction: Onerous Requirements Imposed on OSHA Prevent the Agency from Issuing Lifesvaing Rules, Justin Feldman, Public Citizens Congress Watch (October 2011)
Prevention Pays-Solutions to Help Workers and Business Thrive, Worksafe (September 2011)
What "Right to Work" Would Mean for Michigan-Roland Zullo, Research Scientist, Institure for Labor & Industrial Relations, University of Michigan-July 2011
The Challenges of Temporary Workers in Mass., Harris Freeman, Western N.E. University School of Law, Sp[ringfield, George Gonos, State University of New York Potsdam, Published by Labor Relations & Research Center University of Mass. Amherst-June 11, 2011
Best Practice Guidance for AWPS-Avoiding Trapping/Crushing Injuries to People in the Platform, Prepared by-International Access Federation-April 2011
Dying for Work in Massachusetts, Mass AFL-CIO, MassCosh, Western MassCOSH (April 26, 2011)
1911 to 2011 In Memory of all of the workers who have lost their lives on the job since The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in NYC, National Council for Occupational Safety & Health (March 2011)
Right-to-Work Laws and Fatalities in Construction, Roland Zullo, Ann Arbor-Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy, University of Michigan (March 2011)
Lessons Learned Solutions for Workplace Safety and Health, David Kriebel, Molly M Jacobs, Pia Markkanem, Joel Tickner, University of Massachusetts Lowell (January 2011)
The Economic Burden of Occupational Fatal Injuries to Civilian Workers in the United States Based on the Census of Fatal Occupational, Elyce Ann Biddle, PhD., Paul R. Keane, MA, MBA- DHHS, CDC, NIOSH (February 2011)
Preventing Injuries & Deaths from Skid-Steer Loaders, NIOSH Alert, (December 2010)
Preventing Falls From Ladders in Construction, Melissa J. Perry and Christopher J. Ronk, Harvard Shcool of Public Health, Dept. of Environmental Health (2010)
Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk. 2008-2009 Annual Report -President's Cancer Panel
A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Training & Education for the Protection of Workers. Robson L, Stephenson C, Schulte P, Amick B, et al. Toronto: Institute for Work & Health, 2010; Cincinnati, OH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-127.
The Cost of Fatal Injuries to Civillian Workers in the United States: 1992 - 2001, Elyce Anne Biddle, DHHS (NIOSH) Pub. No. 2009-154 (August 2009)
Workplace Safety and Health: Enhancing OSHA's Records Audit Process Could Improve the Accuracy of Worker Injury and Illness Data, GAO-10-10 (October 15, 2009)
Fractures in the Foundation: The Latino Workers Experience in an Era of Declining Job Quality, Catherine Singley, National Council of La Raza (September 2009)
Employers with Reported Fatalities Were Not Always Properly Identified and Inspected Under OSHA’s Enhanced Enforcement Program
U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit, Report Number: 02-09-203-10-105, March 31, 2009
Expert Forecast on Emerging Chemical Risks Related to Occupational Safety and Health, European Risk Observatory Report
Emmanuelle Brun, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (March 2009)
Breaking the Cycle: New Approaches to Establishing National Workplace Safety and Health Policy
ORC Worldwide (November 2008)
Prosecuting Worker Endangerment: The Need for Stronger Criminal Penalties for
Violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
David M. Uhlmann, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (September 2008)
Dying For Work In Massachusetts: Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts WorkplacesMassCOSH and Massachusetts AFL-CIO (April 2008)
Immigrant Construction Workers and Safety and Health in South Florida
Bruce Nissen, Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy, Center for Labor Research and Studies, Florida International University (June 2007)
Five Chemicals Alternatives Assessment Study
The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute, University of Massachusetts Lowell
(June 2006)
Making OSHA Inspections More Effective: Alternatives for Improved Inspection Targeting in the Construction Industry
David Weil, Boston University School of Government and John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Green/Sustainable Economy
Sustainable Jobs, Sustainable Communities: The Union Co-op Model-Rob Witherell, United Steelworkers, Chris Cooper, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, Michael Peck, Mondragon Interntational USA (March 26, 2012)
United States Building Efficiency Retrofits-Market Sizing and Financing Models, by The Rockefeller Foundation, Deutsche Bank Group-March 2012
Green Justic Coalition Issue Brief: Recommendations on Pre-Weatherizationa and Tiered Incentives (January 2012)
Why GREEN Is Your Color A Woman's Guide To A Sustainable Career-Women's Bureau of U.S. Departmentn of Labor, February 2012
2011 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report-prepared for the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center by BW Researc Partnership and the New England Clean Energy Council-2011
Exiting from the Crisis: A Model for More Equitable and Sustainable Growth, by The Labor Network for Sustainability, August 17, 2011
Sizing the Clean Economy-A National and Regional Job Assessment-The Brookings Institution|Metropolitian Policy Program-2011
Report on Carcinogens-Twelfth Edition 2011-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service National Toxicology Program-June 10, 2011
May 2011 Report Canada Wind Energy Report-Alexandra Gadawaski and Greg Lynch, Sierra Club Canada Interns-May 2011 New Jobs-Cleaner Air Employment Effects Under Planned Changes to the EPA's Air Pollution Rules- A Ceres Report, James Heintz, Heidi Garrett-Peltier, Ben Zipperer, University of Massachusetts Political Economy Research Institute (2011)Green and Healthy Jobs, Helen Chen, J.D., M.S., Labor Occupational Heatlh Program, University of California Berkeley (CPWR, June 2010)
Who's Got the Power? Shifting from Corporate to Community-Driven Energy Efficiency, Green Justice Coalition (September 2010)
Opening the Door to Green Building, Market and Communications Study, NEO USGBC and Sustainablerhythm (June 18, 2010)
An Industry at the Crossroads: Energy Efficiency Employment in Massachusetts, Apollo Alliance and Green Justice Coalition, Lead Authors: Elena Foshay and Mary Jo Connelly (March 2010)
Green Jobs Study, USGBC, Booz Allen Hamilton (November 2009)
Green Investments and the Labor Market: How Many Jobs Could be Generated and What Type? Josh Bivens, John Irons and Dethan Pollack, Economic Policy Institute Issue Brief #253 (April 7, 2009)
The Green Justice Solution - Win-Win Plan to Address Climate Crisis and Jumpstart an Equitable and Sustainable Economic Recovery, Summary & Highlights
Green Justice Coalition and Community Labor United (December 6, 2008)
Green Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy
Robert Pollin, Heidi Garrett-Peltier, James Heintz, and Helen Scharber, Department of Economics and Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts-Amherst (September 2008)
Job Opportunities for the Green Economy: A State-By-State Picture of Occupations that Gain from Green Investments
Robert Pollin & Jeannette Wicks-Lim, Political Economy Research Institute University of Massachusetts, Amherst (June 2008)
Healthcare
Tracking the Contribution of U.S. Health Care to the Global Competitiveness of American Employers and Workers: 2009 Business Roundtable Health Care Value Comparability Study
Arnold Milstein, MD, M.P.H. and Carrie Hoverman Colla, M.A., Mercer Health & Benefits (February 28, 2009)
Misclassification and the Underground Economy
Worker Misclassifaction in the Construction Industry: Time to Stand Up for law-abiding Employers, Construction Labor Report-4/7/11
Employee Misclassification - Improved Coordination, Outreach, and Targeting Could Better Ensure Detection and Prevention, GAO-09-717 (August 2009)
Annual Report 2009, Joint Task Force on the Underground Economy and Employee Misclassification, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (March 2009)
Building Up New York, Tearing Down Job Quality - Taxpayer Impact of Worsening Employment Practices in New York City’s Construction Industry Fiscal Policy Institute (December 2007)
The Underground Economy in the New York City Affordable Housing Construction Industry
Fiscal Policy Institute (April 2007)
The Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in the State of Illinois
Michael P. Kelsay, Ph.D., James I. Sturgeon, Ph.D., Kelly D. Pinkham, M.S., Department of Economics University of Missouri-Kansas City (December 2006)
The Social and Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in the Maine Construction Industry Elaine Bernard, Ph.D. Robert Herrick, Sc.D., Francoise Carre, Ph.D.; Randall Wilson; University of Massachusetts, Boston; Construction Policy Research Center Labor and Work life Program, Harvard Law School and Harvard School of Public Health (2005).
The Social and Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in Construction (Massachusetts)
Elaine Bernard, Ph.D. Robert Herrick, Sc.D., Francoise Carre, Ph.D.; Randall Wilson; University of Massachusetts, Boston; Construction Policy Research Center Labor and Work life Program, Harvard Law School and Harvard School of Public Health (2004).
Prevailing and Living Wages
Money for Something: Job Creation and Job Quality Standards in State Economic Development Subsidy Programs, By Philip Mattera, Thomas Cafcas, Leigh McIlvaine, Amdrew Seifter and Kashia Tarczynska-Good Jobs First, December 2011
Creating Good Jobs in Our Communities: How Higher Wage Standards Affect Economic Development and Employment, Center for American Progress (December 2010)
Making Contracting Work for the United States - Government Spending Must Lead to Good Jobs
David Madland and Michael Paarlberg, Center for American Progress Action Fund (December 2008)
Prevailing Wages and Government Contracting Costs: A Review of the Research
Nooshin Mahalia, Economic Policy Institute (July 2008)
The Effect of Prevailing Wage Regulation on the Construction Industry in Iowa
Peter Philips, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, University of Utah (March 31, 2008)
An Evaluation of Prevailing Wage in Minnesota: Implementation, Comparability and Outcomes
Lisa M. Jordan, Ph.D., Robert Bruno, Ph.D., Phil Schrader, Tony Sindone, Ph.D. (October 2006)
The Economic Development Benefits of Prevailing Wage
Fiscal Policy Institute (May 2006)
Wages, Productivity and Highway Construction Costs - Updated Analysis 1994 – 2002
Construction Labor Research Council (March 2004)
Health Care Subsidies: Does the Public Sector Subsidize Low Wage Contractor
C. Jeffrey Wadsoups (2004)
The High Road to a Competitive Economy
Professor Harley Shaiken (January 2004)
The Adverse Economic Impact from Repeal of the Prevailing Wage Law in Missouri
Michael P. Kelsay, Ph.D., Research Associate and Instructor, L. Randall Wray, Ph.D., Professor, Kelly D. Pinkham, M.S., Research Associate (January 2004)
Making Hay When It Rains: The Effect Prevailing Wage Regulations, Scale Economies, Seasonal, Cyclical And Local Business Patterns Have On School Construction Costs
Hamid Azari-Rad, Peter Philips and Mark Prus, Journal of Education Finance 27, pp. 997-1012 (Spring 2002)
Analysis on Claimed Cost Savings from Excepting School Construction from Prevailing Wage Requirements
Herbert Weisberg (July 8, 2002)
Four Biases and a Funeral
Peter Philips, Economics Department, University of Utah (February 2001)
Thoughtless Think Tanks - Factoid Scholarship and Sound Bite Thinking About the History and Intent of Prevailing Wage Laws
Peter Philips, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, University of Utah (2001)
A Comparison of Public School Construction Costs In Three Midwestern States that Have Changed Their Prevailing Wage Laws in the 1990’s
Peter Philips, University of Utah (February 2001)
The Repeal of the Prevailing Wage Law in Idaho: Economic Myths and Realities
Michael DiNoto and Steven Petersen, University of Idaho, Center for Business Development and Research (2000)
Prevailing Wage Regulations and School Construction Costs: Evidence from British Columbia
Cihan Bilginsoy and Peter Philips, Journal of Education Finance 24 (Winter 2000)
Prevailing Wage Laws and School Construction Costs, an Analysis of Public School Construction in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic States
Mark J. Prus, Ph.D., Economics Department, State University of New York (January 1999)
Prevailing Wage Laws, Unions and Minority Employment in Construction
A Historical and Empirical Analysis
Professor Dale Belman, Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Professor Peter Phillips, Economics Department, University of Utah (1998)
Davis-Bacon Works, Prevailing Wage Laws are Good for America
Professor Dale Belman, Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Professor Peter Phillips, Economics Department, University of Utah (February 28, 1998)
Analysis of Kentucky Governor's Study "The Impact of Prevailing Wage Laws on Labor Costs for Capital Construction Projects”
Construction Labor Research Council (ND)
Productivity
Construction Productivity Study
Walter W. Tucker, Ph.D., Eastern Michigan University (October 2003)
See also PowerPoint presentation at http://www.mitripartite.com/Productivity%20Survey.pdf
Wages, Productivity and Highway Construction Costs - Updated Analysis 1994 – 2002
Construction Labor Research Council (March 2004)
Project Labor Agreements
TCI Project Labor Agreement Brochure, March, 2011 from information at www.plaswork.org
Community Workforce Provisions in Project Labor Agreement: A Tool for Building Middle-Class Careers-Maria Figueroa, Jeff Grabelsky, Ryan Lamore (October 2011)
Project Labor Agreements in New York State II: In the Public Interest and of Proven Value-Fred B. Kotler, Cornell University-May 1, 2011
Community Workforce Agreements. The Pathway to Coalitions Between Labor and Community, Emerald Cities Planning Committee, Building and Construction Trades Department (AFL-CIO)-March 26, 2010
Building Better: A Look at Best Practices for the Design of Project Labor Agreements, Dale Belman (Michigan State University, School of Labor and Industrial Relations) and Matthew M. Bodah (University of Rhode Island, Schmidt Labor Research Center) (August 2010)
Project Labor Agreements' Effect on School Construction Costs in Massachusetts, Dale Belman, Russell Ormiston, et al., Industrial Relations, Vol. 49, No. 1 (January 2010).
Construction Procurement Policies That Address Health Insurance: A Cost Analysis, David C. May, Concord Cymorth LLC and C. Jeffrey Waddoups, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2009)
Project Labor Agreements in New York State:In the Public Interest
Fred Kotler, Cornell University, ILR School (March 2009)
Project Labor Agreements
Dale Belman, PhD, Michigan State University, Matthew Bodah, University of Rhode Island, and Peter Phillips, University of Utah (2007)
The Benefits of Implementing a PLA for Construction of the New Kent County Courthouse
RI 21st Century Labor-Management Partnership (August 2003)
What is the Truth on PLAs?
RI 21st Century Labor-Management Partnership (Sept 2003)
Project Labor Agreements: Reliable Staffing Plans for Capital Construction Projects
Gerard M. Waites and Gregory A. Mancini (October 2002)
Constructing California: A Review of Project Labor Agreements
Kimberly Johnston-Dodds (October 2001)
Project Labor Agreements – A Home Run for Your Community
Bill Rickman, State Building and Construction Trades Council of California (2000)
Public Sector Project Labor Agreements – An Objective View
Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO and National Constructors’ Association (January 1995)
Public Construction
Contract Killers: Government Agencies Award Taxpayer Dollars to Contractors That Disregard Worker Health and Safety, Public Citizen's Congress Watch-March 2012
Ties that Bind-How a Strong Middle Class Supports Strong Public Infrastructure -Center for American Progress Action by David Madland and Nick Bunker (March 22, 2012)
The Benefits of State Prevailing Wages Laws,-By Mark Price and Stephen Herzenberdg, Keystone Research Center (October 3, 2011)
Measuring Transportation Investments-The Road to Results, Pew Center on the States & The Rockerfeller Foundation Center (May 2011
Doing Business with the Federal Government,Green for All (2011)
Recovery Act: Funds Continue to Provide Fiscal Relief to States and Localities, While Accountability and Reporting Challenges Need to be Fully Addressed (Massachusetts - Appendix IX), GAO (September 2009)
Army Corp of Engineers Construction Contracting Opportunities (Presentation at TCI public bdding seminar), Sheila Winston-Vinciulla, District Contracting Chief (August 2009)
General Services Administration - How to Do Business with GSA (Presentation at TCI public bidding seminar), Jerry D. Smith, Director, Office of Small Business Utilization (August 2009)
Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management: Certification and Prequalification of Contractors and Public Bidding (Presentation at TCI public bidding seminar) Susan Goldfischer, Deputy General Counsel and Mike Lambert, Director, DCAM (August 2009)
Massachusetts Highway Department Accelerated Bridge Program (Presentation at TCI pubic bidding seminar), M. Shoukry Elnahal, Director (August 2009)
Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General - Filed Sub Bidding (Presentation at TCI public bidding seminar), Jocelyn Jones, Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Chief of the Fair Labor Division (August 2009)
Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General - Bidding Under MGL 30, 39M (Presentation at TCI public bidding seminar), Deborah Anderson, Assistant Attorney General Bid Unit of Fair Labor Division (August 2009)
Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General - Prevaling Wage Law (Presentation at TCI public bidding seminar), Deborah Anderson, Assistant Attorney General Bid Unit of Fair Labor Division (August 2009)
The Road to Responsible Contracting, Paul K. Sonn and Tsedye Gebreselassie, National Employment Law Project (June 2009)
Technical Assistance Guide for Federal Construction Contractors, US DOL, Employment Standards Administration, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (May 2009)
Paying Our Way - A New Framework for Transportation Financing, Report of the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission (February 2009)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts FY2009-2013 5-Year Capital Plan (December 2008)
Public Construction: Bidding on Public Building and Public Works Contracts
Hugh J. Gorman, III, Construction Business Owner (February 2007)
Designing and Constructing Public Facilities: Legal Requirements, Recommended Practices, Sources of Assistance, Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General (Fall 2005)
Responsible Contractor Policies
Construction Procurement Policies That Address Health Insurance: A Cost Analysis, David C. May, Concord Cymorth LLC and C. Jeffrey Waddoups, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2009)
Unionization Impacts and Union Density
The Changing Face of Labor, 1983-2008, John Schmitt and Kris Warner, Center for Economic and Policy Research
(November 2009)
The Economic Footprint of Unions in Los Angeles
Economic Roundtable (2007)
The Economic Impacts of Multi-Employer Property Trust Investments Across the United States
Dr. Randall Pozdena and Alec Josephson, ECONorthwest, Inc. (August 9, 2006)
How Unions Help All Workers
Lawrence Mishel with Matthew Walters, Economic Policy Institute Briefing Paper #143 (August 2003)
Wage and Hour Enforcement
Frozen in time: Gender pay gap unchanged for 10 years, ITUC (2012)
Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers, Violations of Employment and Labor Laws in American Cities, Bernhardt, Annette, et. al. (August 2009)
Wage and Hour Division’s Complaint Intake and Investigative Processes Leave Low Wage Workers Vulnerable to Wage Theft, GAO Testimony Before the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives
Statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations and Jonathan T. Meyer, Assistant Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations (March 25, 2009)
Workers’ Compensation
New York State Workers’ Compensation: How Big is the Coverage Shortfall?
Fiscal Policy Institute Report (January 25, 2007).
Workforce and Economic Development
Striking it Richer: The Evolution of Top Income in the United States (Updated with 2009 and 2010 estimates)-Emmanuel Saez (March 2, 2012)
Occupy Wall Streeters are Right About Skewed Economicsw Rewards in the United States, Lawrence Mishel and Josh Bivens-October 26, 2011
The Road To Good Jobs: Making Training Work-Transportation Equity Network-October 2011
Savings Lives, Preserving the Environment, Growing the Economy-The Truth About Regulation, CPR Center for Progressive Reform (July 2011)
Jobs21 Good Jobs for the 21st Century,BlueGreen Alliance (August 15, 2011)
Regulation, Employment and the Economy, EPI Issue Briefing Paper, by Isaac Shapiro and John Irons (April 12, 2011)
Why Do Some States Have Higher Unemployment Rates? EPI Issue Brief #296, March 9, 2011 by Josh Bivens
Mobilization for Federal Economic Recovery Infrastructure Investments – Task Force Reports Commonwealth of Massachusetts (February 2009)
Gaming in Massachusetts: Can Casinos Bring 'Good Jobs' to the Commonwealth?
Marlene Kim, PhD, Susan Moir, ScD, Anneta Argyres, MPH, University of Massachusetts Boston Labor Resource Center (2009)
Massachusetts Employment Projections Through 2014, Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development (December 2006)
Unions Make the Middle Class, Without Unions, the Middle Class Withers-David Madland, Karla Walter, and Nick Bunker, Center for American Progress Action Fund (April 2011)
The Socio-Economic Impacts of Construction Unionization in Massachusetts, Maria Figueroa, Jeff Grabelsky, Cornell University (March 2010)
Contract Killers: Government Agencies Award Taxpayer Dollars to Contractors That Disregard Worker Health and Safety, Public Citizen's Congress Watch-March 2012
