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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a proposed rule that could significantly affect the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. While the full details are still under review, these changes may impact contractors and subcontractors working on federally funded projects, with implications on state projects.

Thanks to the data submitted by contractors signatory to the Laborers (N.

Is Valley Fever a concern in California? Yes! Valley Fever (also called coccidioidomycosis) is a disease caused by a fungus that grows in the soil in endemic areas throughout California. When soil containing the fungus is disturbed by digging, vehicles, or by the wind, the fungal spores disperse into the air. When people breathe in the dust that contains these spores, they may get Valley Fever.

The 2025-2028 OE12 (S. CA) Master Agreement has been ratified by all bargaining parties. The Summary of Modifications highlights the bargained changes, including the economics. The 2025 rate sheet is available on UCON's Union Agreements & Rates page.

In a well-reasoned and compelling decision, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky granted a limited preliminary injunction against USDOT’s DBE program in the case Mid-America Milling Co., LLC v. U.S. Department of Transportation, et al. The court found that the race and gender-based rebuttable presumptions used in the DBE program violate the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment.