For decades, even centuries, Black workers have been underrepresented in the construction industry. According to information shared by the Construction Employers Association in 2023, Black workers ...

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OAKLAND, Calif. - Two and a half months following a new ordinance aimed at improving equity in city contracting, little has changed, a city councilmember admitted Thursday. City councilmember Loren ...

A Black contractor said he was booted from an apartment complex where he was assigned to work one day because a manager ...

(CNN) -- A Black former contract worker at Tesla's Fremont factory turned down a judge's offer for a reduced payout of $15 million in damages, thus setting the stage for a possible re-trial of his ...

Instead of sitting on a highway in protest, more black contractors and workers could soon begin helping construct the vital thoroughfares. Three weeks after publicly threatening to disrupt I-64 ...

Charlotte, NC -- Builders are offering minority-owned companies thousands of dollars to do little work on a $94 million prison as a way to satisfy state rules on hiring minorities, according to a ...

OAKLAND (BCN) -- The Oakland City Council told the city's Department of Transportation on Tuesday night to reject all bids on millions of dollars of street paving work since none met the city's ...

An Asian-American homeowner said that a Black contractor she hired to renovate her home reported that a noose was hanging from a tree in her yard. Julia Ho has owned the home for nearly five years and ...

A former Tesla contractor is suing, alleging discrimination based on race, age, gender, and disability. At least five other Black Tesla employees and contractors from the same California factory have ...

Two and a half months following a new ordinance aimed at improving equity in city contracting, little has changed, a city councilmember admitted Thursday. City councilmember Loren Taylor said ...