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
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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
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April 19, 2011 – 10:03 am
A Washington Examiner editorial raises a number of concerns and focuses on disturbing corruption related to Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority’s (MWAA) April 6 resolution mandating an anti-competitive and costly union-favoring project labor agreement (PLA) on Phase 2 construction for the $3.5 billion Dulles Metro Rail project (“Dulles Rail PLA Insults Virginians, Favors Big Labor,” 4/18): Virginia is a [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Dennis Martire, Editorial, Metro Washington Airport Authority, MWAA, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, Project Labor Agreements, Union-only PLAs harm local workers, VA, Virginia, Washington Examiner
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January 28, 2011 – 3:16 pm
An editorial in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal supports Wednesday’s passage of legislation by Lancaster County Commissioners that will help taxpayers get the best possible construction product at the best possible price. The measure prohibits Lancaster County from mandating anti-competitive and costly government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) schemes that have been harming Pennsylvania’s construction industry and Keystone taxpayers thanks to [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Editorial, keystone, Lancaster Online, local legislation, Pennsylvania, PLA Ban, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, Project Labor Agreements, The Politics of PLAs, Union-only PLAs harm local workers
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January 13, 2011 – 9:23 am
An editorial in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review praised the removal of government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on the construction of a $50 million U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Research Office Building in Pittsburgh and heavily criticized politicians and special interests participating in these anti-competitive and costly schemes (“The VA & PLAs: A welcome reversal,” 1/13/11): Dropping inclusion of [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged BNA Construction Labor Report, Editorial, Executive Order 13502, Federal Contracting, GAO, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Increase Costs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Veterans Administration
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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
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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
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December 23, 2010 – 9:56 am
ObamaClause and his GSA elves are busy giving gifts to Big Labor this holiday season. Executive Order 13502: Obama’s Gift to Big Labor. Image by Elaine Natario courtesy of The Boston Globe, “Obama kowtows to labor unions,” 10/07/09. A Washington Examiner editorial is critical of White House gifts to Big Labor called project labor [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Editorial, Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, GSA, Lafayette Building, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Increase Costs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Washington DC, Washington Examiner
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December 9, 2010 – 9:15 pm
Big Labor’s effort to impose a wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreement (PLA) mandate in Lorain, OH hit a roadblock this week when the City Council’s Streets and Sidewalks Committee refused to send the proposal to the full council on Monday, Dec. 6. This was a big win for local taxpayers, but it might only [...]
By Andy Conlin
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Tagged Editorial, Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, local legislation, Lorain, Lorain Morning Journal, Ohio, Ohio School Facilities Commission, Ordinance, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, School Construction
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December 7, 2010 – 5:38 pm
In an outstanding editorial published today (“Editorial: Fair Bids,” 12/7/10), the Detroit News calls on Michigan’s leaders to eliminate government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on state, local and university projects in the state. Here are the highlights: The contractors association says that some state universities, community colleges and local units of government are requiring their [...]
November 16, 2010 – 11:02 am
Big Labor Bosses and their hand-picked political puppets claim that anti-competitive and costly government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) are in the public’s best interest. In reality, PLAs are crony contracting schemes implemented by corrupt elected officials that funnel lucrative public works contracts to union contractors and their union employees in exchange for political support. Numerous [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Columbus Dispatch, Corruption, Editorial, Gov. Strickland, Ohio, Ohio School Facilities Commission, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, Project Labor Agreements, The Politics of PLAs
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October 27, 2010 – 7:17 am
The October 26, 2010 San Diego Union-Tribune reports on the issues concerning Proposition A, a measure on the November 2, 2010 ballot that would amend the charter (constitution) of San Diego County to prohibit the county from entering into contracts that require its construction contractors to sign project labor agreements (PLAs) with construction unions. The article [...]
By Andy Conlin
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Tagged 20 in 2010, 2010 Election, Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, Editorial, Fresno, Kevin Dayton, Los Angeles, Oceanside, Ordinance, PLAs, San Diego, San Diego Union Tribune
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