The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently issued three surveys requesting information from the construction industry on potential project labor agreement (PLA) mandates for USACE construction projects in Louisiana, Nebraska and Hawaii. A May 4 survey issued by USACE asks for feedback on a PLA mandate for the VOLAR Barracks renovation in Fort Polk, Louisiana. [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, Fort Drum, Fort Hood, Fort Polk, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Honolulu, Louisiana, Nebraska, New York, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, PLA survey, PLAs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Take Action, Texas, US Army Corps of Engineers
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November 22, 2010 – 2:59 pm
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently published two surveys requesting information about the potential use of controversial government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on four construction projects located in Hawaii and at Ft. Rucker and future projects located within the USACE Mobile District in Alabama. All ABC members, employees and construction community stakeholders are encouraged to [...]
October 25, 2010 – 9:58 am
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently issued three surveys requesting information about the potential use of controversial government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on construction projects in the Savannah, Georgia district; at Fort Campbell in Kentucky; and at the Newtown/Bridgeport Armed Forces Reserve Center in Danbury, Connecticut. All ABC members, employees and construction [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Connecticut, Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, PLAs, Project Labor Agreements, Take Action, US Army Corps of Engineers
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There was a small blurb from the Honolulu Star Advertiser’s (Gubernatorial Rivals Court Carpenters Union, 7/18) coverage of the Democrat gubernatorial candidates’ audition for the Hawaii Carpenters Union endorsement that is worth covering. Current Hawaii Representative and gubernatorial candidate Neil Abercrombie (HI-1) gave a quote that is telling about the true nature of wasteful and discriminatory project [...]
November 24, 2009 – 11:19 am
Last Tuesday (11/17) Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann signed a project labor agreement (PLA) for a $5.5 billion rail transit project. (Click here to read the Mayor’s “State of Rail Transit” statement from 10/29 for background on this project, which has been in the planning stages for years.) In an effort to avoid the stigma attached [...]
