September 10, 2009 – 10:51 am
President Barack Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress last night revealed parallels between the health care debate and the controversy surrounding the federal government’s promotion and use of discriminatory and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) via Executive Order 13502. President Obama was quick to extol the virtues of competition in health care, “So let me set [...]
September 9, 2009 – 2:47 pm
Forbes.com is the latest media entity to cover President Obama’s promotion of discriminatory and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) via Executive Order 13502 (“Obama’s Gift for Labor,” 9/8). America’s labor unions helped president Obama win the election, and now it looks like he’s quietly returning the favor. With little fanfare President Obama signed an executive order [...]
September 9, 2009 – 6:40 am
The winner of the most absurd PLA-related quote of the week goes to a local official in Monroe, MI. The Monroe City Council was forced to accept a bid on a water main repair and rehabilitation project that was 12.7 percent or approximately $200,000 higher than the engineer’s estimate because it was the only bid [...]
By Andy Conlin
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Tagged ARRA, Executive Order 13202, Executive Order 13502, Michigan, PLA victim, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Section 7
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September 7, 2009 – 6:22 am
Brett McMahon of Miller & Long Concrete (Washington, DC) discusses the negative impact of project labor agreements (PLAs) and President Obama’s Executive Order 13502 on construction businesses with Fox Business Channel’s 9/3 “Happy Hour” program. Miller & Long is the largest concrete contractor in the U.S. and was named the number one concrete construction company in [...]
September 7, 2009 – 6:01 am
Benita M. Dodd of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation writes in the La Grange Daily News (Georgia) about project labor agreements (PLAs) and the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), two provisions at the top of construction unions’ agenda that stand to harm workers on Labor Day (“A Celebration that Needs Work,” 9/7). More than 100 years [...]
September 6, 2009 – 1:50 pm
The ABC San Diego Chapter announced on August 14 that the San Diego County Registrar of Voters had determined there were enough signatures for a Fair and Open Competition Ordinance voter initiative to qualify for the June 8, 2010 ballot. This ordinance would ensure that all responsible and capable contractors would be encouraged to bid [...]
September 4, 2009 – 8:21 am
TheTruthAboutPLAs.com recommends some Labor Day Weekend appropriate reading. Ivan Osorio and F. Vincent Vernuccio highlight the benefits Big Labor is getting from the Obama Administration and Congress in the American Spectator (“Big Labor’s Benefits,” 9/4). Give it a read to learn more about the Employee Free Choice Act, health care and a union pension bailout. [...]
September 3, 2009 – 12:29 pm
A recently published Gallup Poll indicates that labor unions have their lowest approval rating since the Gallup Organization started measuring this issue in 1936 (“Labor Unions See Sharp Slide in U.S. Public Support,” 9/3). The poll is full of interesting findings that point to a decline in public support for unions. One tidbit jumped out as particularly germane to the debate [...]
September 2, 2009 – 5:01 pm
The September 1 edition of the St. Louis Business Journal reports that the Heart of America Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors sent letters to Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) and Attorney General Chris Koster (D) officially requesting that they launch an investigation into the Bayless School District’s procurement practices. Here is the rundown of the situation from [...]
September 1, 2009 – 8:14 am
RedState.com is the latest media outlet to expose Executive Order 13502, which encourages the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction over $25 million. It is a handout to Big Labor at the expense of American taxpayers. In a September 1 post, RedState.com’s Erick Erickson calls the executive order “appalling and “an astonishing reach.” We [...]
