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Coalition Supports Legislation Creating Fair And Open Competition For Federal Construction Contracts

May 3, 2011 – 1:44 pm

Jan. 25, Sen. David Vitter (R.-La.) introduced the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act (S. 119) (pdf), a measure that will protect taxpayers and ensure fair and open competition on government construction contracts by prohibiting the government from mandating anti-competitive and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Today, the following groups [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Construction Industry Round Table, Electronic Security Association, Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, Federal Legislation, Grassroots, Independent Electrical Contractors, Legislation, Merit Elevator Contractors Association of America, National Association of Minority Contractors, National Association of Women in Construction, National Black Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business, National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association, National Utility Contractors Association, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, S. 119, Sen. Vitter, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, Sullivan, Take Action, The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, USA (WCOE), Women Construction Owners and Executives | Comments (0)

Federal Project Labor Agreement Removed from Army Project in Los Alamitos, California

September 30, 2010 – 10:18 am

Another costly and discriminatory government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) has been removed from a federal construction project thanks to grassroots participation from the construction community, concerned taxpayers, ABC members and their employees. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) removed a PLA from the bid solicitation for the construction of a $25 million to $100 million Army [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC California, California, Executive Order 13502, FAR Final Rule, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, Florida, Grassroots, New Jersey, PLAs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Take Action, US Army Corps of Engineers | Comments (1)

89 Miles for Worker Freedom

September 16, 2010 – 9:27 am

A truly remarkable grassroots effort is underway in York, PA. After witnessing the impact that wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) have on his employer and the construction industry in Pennsylvania, and angered by federal and state policies promoting the use of PLAs on taxpayer-funded work, John Falk decided it was time to take [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, Grassroots, John Falk, Open Competition, Pennsylvania, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, PLAs Increase Costs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Rendell, The Politics of PLAs, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (0)