Today is a huge day for those who think free enterprise and open competition should determine how taxpayer-funded construction contracts are awarded in America. Lawmakers in Maine and Michigan passed bills that ban government-mandated PLAs on state funded construction. Once they are signed into law, they will ensure that taxpayers get the best construction at the [...]
Today the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Military Construction (MilCon) and Veterans Affairs (VA) and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012 (H.R. 2055). Section 415 of H.R. 2055 ensures fair and open competition on federal construction contracts funded by this legislation. Specifically, it will prevent federal agencies from requiring contractors to sign [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Appropriations, Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, Federal Legislation, H.R. 2055, House PLA Votes, Legislation, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Rep. Flake, Rep. Guinta, Rep. LaTourette, Section 415, Take Action, US Army Corps of Engineers, Veterans Administration
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Today the U.S. House of Representatives is considering the Homeland Security Appropriations Act for 2012 (H.R. 2017). Representative Steve Scalise (R-La.) is offering an amendment (#67) to the bill that would restore fair and open competition on federal construction projects funded by this appropriations bill by prohibiting funds from implementing or enforcing President Obama’s pro-project [...]
By Andy Conlin
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Tagged Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, Federal Legislation, House PLA Votes, Legislation, PLAs, PLAs Increase Costs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Take Action
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On Friday, May 20, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) signed HB 1498, which prohibits the use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on state and local construction projects. It also prohibits involuntary PLAs on projects that receive state financial support and bars local elected officials from enacting wage requirements that are higher than Tennessee’s prevailing [...]
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
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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
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February 23, 2010 – 5:01 pm
The County of San Diego Board of Supervisors, representing the sixth most populous county in the country, voted 5-0 today to ban project labor agreements (PLAs) on County construction projects. On Mar. 2, 2010, the Supervisors will adopt the ordinance (second reading), adding section 428 to the County Administrative Code prohibiting the County from requiring PLAs [...]
October 9, 2009 – 11:09 am
Rep. John Kline, senior Republican member of the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, issued a press release warning Americans that the government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on the U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps Center in Manchester, New Hampshire and Executive Order 13502 is the “evil twin” of the Employee Free Forced Choice [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Education and Labor, EFCA, Employee Free Choice Act, Executive Order 13502, H.R. 983, Legislation, Manchester, New Hampshire, PLAs, Project Labor Agreements, Rep. Kline, S. 90, Take Action, The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act
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Take action to ensure fairness and eliminate government waste in federal construction contracting. Call or write your senators and representative to co-sponsor the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act (S. 90/H.R. 983), introduced Jan. 6 by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and Feb. 11 by Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.). Click here to access ABC’s Grassroots Action Center. The Government [...]
By Ben Brubeck
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Tagged Executive Order 13202, Executive Order 13502, Federal Legislation, H.R. 983, Legislation, PLA Basics, PLAs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, S. 90, Take Action, The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act
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