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Big Labor Crashes Dulles Metro Rail Press Conference, Stifles Objections to Costly Project Labor Agreement Scheme

April 20, 2011 – 6:43 am

On April, 18 Laborers Union (LIUNA) Local 657 and other members and paid astroturfers guests of the Washington Metropolitan Council, AFL-CIO, bused in disruptive protestors from Washington, D.C., and Maryland to crash a press conference held by U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf concerning $3.5 billion worth of construction for Phase 2 of the Dulles Metro Rail project [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Dig, Campaign, Construction Industry Labor Management Trust Fund, Dennis Martire, Dulles Corridor Committee, Dulles Transit Partners, Editorial, Fairfax Times, Labor Union Report, Laborers Employers Cooperation & Education Trust, Laborers International Union of North America, Leesburg Today, LIUNA, Loudoun County, Loudoun Times, Maryland, Metro Washington Airport Authority, MWAA, PLA Video, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, Project Labor Agreements, protest, Rep. Wolf, Scott York, Union-only PLAs harm local workers, VA, Virginia, Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Washington DC, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, WilburSmith Associates, Wilson Bridge | Comments (0)

Detroit News Editorial: Break the Barriers

January 7, 2011 – 1:18 pm

The editorial board of The Detroit News has once again come out against job killing policies that line the pockets of one special interest group at the expense of Michigan taxpayers. This issue was discussed in the context of The Detroit News urging the newly-minted Snyder administration to remove the government-imposed hurdles to job creation [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC Michigan, Campaign, Detroit News, Editorial, Gov. Rick Snyder, Michigan, Michigan State University, PLA Video, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, State Legislation, Union-only PLAs harm local workers, University Construction, Website | Comments (1)

ABC Michigan Mailer Opposes Ingham County PLA Requirement Proposal

June 15, 2009 – 7:22 am

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com blogged (5/21) about TV news coverage of the Ingham County, Michigan proposed ordinance to require discriminatory and costly PLAs for county projects with labor costs over $100,000. Note: One wonders how an entity can determine labor costs prior to issuing competitive bids? The Lansing State Journal reports that ABC Michigan sent anti-PLA postcards to county residents [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC Michigan, Campaign, Direct Mail, Ingham County, Lansing State Journal, Michigan, PLAs, PLAs Increase Costs, Project Labor Agreements, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (0)

Switzerland of Ohio School District to Exclude Local Merit Shop Contractors and Workers with Project Labor Agreement

May 4, 2009 – 8:51 am

On Tuesday, the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District, the largest school district in terms of land mass in Ohio, will ask voters to approve a bond to cover costs of building six new school buildings and renovating one over the next three years and a 0.5-mill tax levy to help maintain those structures. According to a [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Campaign, Ohio, PLAs, Print Ad, Project Labor Agreements, Radio Ad, School Construction, Switzerland of Ohio | Comments (0)