Pennsylvania’s Graterford Prison project labor agreement (PLA) controversy is in the Philadelphia newspapers again. No progress has been made on the construction of this important project. Looking for something to blame? It’s the PLA, stupid! Looking for someone to blame? Blame Big Labor’s lobbyists for pushing costly, job-killing special interest PLAs and blame public officials for allowing these [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Commonwealth Foundation, Department of General Services, Graterford, Legal Challenge, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Inquirer, PLA victim, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, Prisons, Project Labor Agreements, Rendell, The Pennsylvania Independent, Union-only PLAs harm local workers
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October 12, 2009 – 12:01 am
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ran a scathing editorial about project labor agreements (PLAs) in light of the controversy surrounding Executive Order 13502 and the government-mandated PLA on the new U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps Center in Manchester, New Hampshire (“The PLA Shakedown,” 10/11). PLAs pervertedly are touted as giving taxpayers more bang for their buck. [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Department of General Services, Editorial, Executive Order 13502, Federal Contracting, Graterford, Manchester, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, Prisons, Project Labor Agreements, Rockview, Union-only PLAs harm local workers
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October 1, 2009 – 4:04 am
John Macklin, president of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors and vice president of the association’s northeast region, wrote an excellent Op-Ed in opposition to a project labor agreement (PLA) on the $400 million Graterford Prison expansion project. It ran in the print edition of the Philadelphia Daily News as well as the [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Graterford, Harry Alford, National Association of Minority Contractors, National Black Chamber of Commerce, Op-Ed, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Convention Center, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, PLAs Increase Costs, Prisons, Project Labor Agreements, Union-only PLAs harm local workers
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September 30, 2009 – 8:56 am
A well-compensated angry mob and rude group of Pennsylvania construction union members descended on yesterday’s press conference, held by Pennsylvania Representative John Bear (R-Lancaster) and Republican House Policy Committee Chairman Stan Saylor (R-York) on the Harrisburg capital steps, to protest the introduction of legislation that would end discriminatory and costly project labor agreements (PLA) on state and state [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Benner Township, Department of General Services, Graterford, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, PLAs Increase Costs, Prisons, Project Labor Agreements, protest, Rockview
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September 29, 2009 – 8:40 am
Pennsylvania Representative John Bear (R-Lancaster) and Republican House Policy Committee Chairman Stan Saylor (R-York), along with the Keystone chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, held a press conference on the steps of the Pennsylvania capital today, September 29 at 10am to announce the introduction of legislation prohibiting project labor agreements (PLAs) on public construction in Pennsylvania. Senator Bear clearly understands [...]
August 12, 2009 – 5:21 pm
The Bulletin continued to cover the Pennsylvania Department of General Services’ decision to require a PLA on the $400 million Graterford prison project. Additionally, the Southeast Pennsylvania chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors launched a marketing campaign to inform the public about the impact of the Graterford prison project PLA on local workers and the [...]
By Andy Conlin
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Tagged ABC California, Benner Township, California, Graterford, Pennsylvania, PLAs, Press Conference, Prisons, Project Labor Agreements, Rendell, Rockview, SavePropS.com, SDUSD, Union-only PLAs harm local workers
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