Pennsylvania County Passes Resolution Banning PLA Mandates on County Projects

January 11, 2012 – 8:46 am

Leaders in yet another county have decided to stand up against wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreement (PLA) mandates.  This time, it is Westmoreland County, PA, where the county board of commissioners resolved on January 9 not to require PLAs on county funded construction. This is an important step toward ensuring that taxpayers get the [...]

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The Truth About the Recent PA Supreme Court Ruling

February 1, 2011 – 3:52 pm

The Pennsylvania Supreme Count issued a preliminary ruling on the Hawbaker, et al. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General Services, et al. Several uninformed media outlets have indicated that this ruling is an endorsement of PLAs.  This is not the case. This case stems from former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell administration’s effort to force PLA requirements [...]

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ABC Wins Another Challenge Against Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects

January 6, 2011 – 10:32 am

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com is pleased to share a news release about ABC’s latest win against anti-competitive and costly federal government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs). ABC, ABC members and TheTruthAboutPLAs.com continue to lead the fight against special interest PLA schemes on behalf of the construction industry, concerned taxpayers and supporters of the principles of fair and open competition [...]

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Tribune-Review: Students Get Lesson in “Consequences of Blowing off Homework and Disregarding Basic Economics”

September 9, 2010 – 12:59 pm

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s editorial board offered its thoughts on the latest effort by Big Labor to monopolize construction work in the Pittsburgh area.  This time, it is the Penn Hills School Board that has bended to the demands of local union bosses and required a project labor agreement (PLA) on an upcoming $130 million high school project. Here [...]

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Pittsburgh Area School District Approves Wasteful and Discriminatory PLA Requirement

September 1, 2010 – 4:24 pm

The Pittsburgh-area Penn Hills School Board this week approved a policy requiring contractors to sign a wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreement (PLA) as a condition of working on $150 million worth of upcoming school construction. Here is an excerpt from Associated Builders and Contractors Western Pennsylvania Chapter’s August 31 press release: PENN HILLS PLAYS [...]

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Dem Candidate for Pennsylvania Governor: CCAC PLA Requirement was “Probably Wrong”

August 16, 2010 – 3:50 pm

Allegheny County Executive and gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato (D) criticized the Community College of Allegheny County’s (CCAC) requirement that all bidders for the upcoming construction of a $21 million science building agree to sign a wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreement (PLA) with Big Labor as a condition of performing work on this project. Here’s an [...]

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Contractors Fight PLA Mandate on Pittsburgh Area Community College Project

August 12, 2010 – 1:50 pm

There has been a flurry of activity surrounding the fight for fair and open competition in the Pittsburgh area over the last 72 hours. The Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) was scheduled to receive bids for the $21 million construction of a new 65,000 sq. ft. science center on August 10. Unfortunately, buried within [...]

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McKeesport Area School District Board of Directors Rejects Wasteful and Discriminatory PLA Mandate

July 20, 2010 – 5:12 pm

The McKeesport Area School District Board of Directors has decided to say NO to a wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreement (PLA) mandate on the construction of an upcoming $62 million consolidated project.  This is a huge win for taxpayers and the vast majority of western Pennsylvania construction workers that choose not to join a [...]

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ABC Western Pennsylvania Chapter News Release: Potential PLA Would Cost McKeesport Taxpayers More

June 2, 2010 – 4:33 pm

In a May 27 press release, the Western Pennsylvania chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced that they held a meeting on May 26 with the McKeesport Area School District Building and Grounds Committee to discuss the negative impact of wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs). The release also outlines some of the [...]

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