2010 July | The Truth About PLAs - Part 3

Monthly Archives: July 2010

The Truth About PLAs Exposed During DC Council Hearing

July 1, 2010 – 8:29 pm

The D.C. Council committees on Housing and Workforce Development and Government Operations held a joint hearing on June 30 to consider the District Resident Employment and Trade Stimulus Amendment Act of 2010 (Bill 18-650). This bill would require the use of wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) on all projects costing more than $200,000 [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC Metro Washington, AFL-CIO Metropolitan Washington Council, D.C. Council, Executive Order 13502, Hearing, local legislation, PLA Study, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, State Legislation, Union-only PLAs harm local workers, Washington DC | Comments (0)

YouCut Project Labor Agreements: Restore Fairness and Accountability in Federal Construction

July 1, 2010 – 8:49 am

Do you want to save the federal government up to $2.6 billion a year? Do you want to eliminate the influence of special interests and corruption in federal contracting? Do you want to create employment opportunities for all skilled and qualified professionals in the construction industry? Do you want the federal government to deliver to taxpayers [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, Oklahoma, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Rep. Cantor, Rep. Mary Fallin, The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act, Virginia, YouCut | Comments (1)