USACE Project Labor Agreement Survey for Aberdeen Proving Ground Lab Construction Due June 4
Georgia Becomes the 16th State to Ban Government-Mandated PLAs on Public Construction Projects
Nine Ways Private Owners Are Coerced By Unions Into Requiring Project Labor Agreements
Taxpayers Win Big Without Federal Project Labor Agreement on New Hampshire Job Corps Center
How Much Construction Work is Subject to Project Labor Agreements?
Great Scott: Projects Bid With and Without PLA Mandates Show PLAs Increase Costs and Reduce Competition
WSJ Editorial Applauds Gov. Christie for Veto of Pro-Project Labor Agreement Bill
Coalition to Congress: Restrict Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements
Data Busts Myth that Project Labor Agreements Result in Increased Local Hiring
Construction Industry Union Membership Dips Near Historic Low
Research on Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements
The Dismal Future of Construction Industry Multiemployer Pension Plans
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Alaska District issued a survey requesting feedback from the construction industry about a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a large-scale design-build contract for a warm storage hangar at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. To review and respond to the survey, click here. Responses should be sent via email to USACE [...]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District issued a survey requesting feedback from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a contract to design/bid/build a new DISA facility at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. To review and respond to the survey, click here. All responses must be [...]
While researching the use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) in West Virginia in advance of Wednesday’s deadline for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) survey about a potential PLA mandate on a large-scale federal project in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., TheTruthAboutPLAs.com went back in time to revisit another real-world example of how discriminatory PLA [...]
The Wall Street Journal published an editorial praising New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) veto of legislation (S. 2425) expanding New Jersey’s ability to mandate union-favoring project labor agreements (PLAs) on taxpayer-funded projects like roads, bridges, water treatment facilities and other large-scale infrastructure projects (WSJ editorial, “Sandy’s Union Blowback: Christie keeps veto promise,” 4/16/13): New Jersey [...]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New England District issued a survey requesting feedback from the construction industry about a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a contract to dig a Confined Aquatic Disposal (CAD) cell as part of a project to dredge the Acushnet River and New Bedford, Mass., harbor. To review and respond to the [...]
Today a diverse coalition of construction industry associations and employer groups sent letters to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in opposition to government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) and anti-competitive PLA preferences used by federal agencies as a result of President Obama’s pro-PLA Executive Order 13502 and related regulations. The letters ask lawmakers [...]
Today New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) vetoed legislation (S. 2425) expanding the ability of public entities in New Jersey to mandate discriminatory and costly project project labor agreements (PLAs) onto taxpayer-funded contracts to rebuild New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy. According to the Governor’s website [emphasis added]: “Governor Christie vetoed S-2425 because it could negatively impact efforts [...]
Last week, the New Jersey Senate ended its legislative recess. This procedural move forces Gov. Chris Christie (R) to sign or veto legislation in the next couple of days that would greatly expand the ability of public entities to require contractors to sign wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) as a condition of performing [...]
On April 8, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) signed H.B. 1270, which will ban government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on state and local construction projects. In addition, this new law will prohibit government entities from requiring the use of a PLA as a condition of receiving public financing or assistance for construction projects. Although [...]
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Southwest issued a solicitation seeking comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) for a large-scale construction project (exceeding $25 million) within Orange County, Calif. The PLA is being considered for the construction of a Weapons Surveillance and Test Laboratory (WSTL) and Calibration Laboratory [...]