Author: Reagan Campbell

Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities on the following:   September Jobs Figures On Oct. 6, the Dept. of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said the economy created 336,000 jobs in September. This is much higher than ADP’s report… Read more

By Rick Olson, TRI President & Technical Director   The Tile Roofing Industry Technical Committee continues to evaluate the performance of the roofing assembly after the recent storms in Florida. Even though many of the events did not reach hurricane level, there were tornado, heavy rain, and tropical storm wind… Read more

Published by Sarah Harrington   Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities as of October 1st, 2023:   Government Shutdown Averted With hours to spare on Sept. 30, the last day of the federal fiscal year, Congress passed a continuing resolution… Read more

Published by Sarah Harrington   Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities for September 2023:   Appropriations Bills With the federal government’s fiscal year 2023 ending Sept. 30, Congress has two weeks to pass all 12 appropriations bills for FY24. Debates… Read more

Published by Sarah Harrington   Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities for August 2023: OSHA Worker Walkaround Rule On August 30, OSHA published its proposed “Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process” rule in the Federal Register.  The preamble states OSHA is… Read more