“Vermont Finds the Proposed PLA Unacceptable”

March 29, 2010 – 5:21 pm

Vermont leaders have said no to a proposed project labor agreement (PLA), which essentially mirrors most standard PLAs, for the Champlain Bridge reconstruction project. Now will New York State listen? As regular readers of TheTruthAboutPLAs.com remember, the Champlain Bridge project is a $110 million joint effort between New York State and Vermont – with significant [...]

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A Costly Special Interest Deal on the Lake Champlain Bridge?

March 23, 2010 – 4:35 am

The Albany Times Union reported that the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is soliciting bids for the Lake Champlain Bridge project without a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) (“State’s bridge bids avoid union agreement,” 3/19).  It sounds like a win for taxpayers and proponents of fair contracting. But not so fast. According to [...]

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Update on Lake Champlain Bridge Project Labor Agreement Controversy

February 27, 2010 – 9:57 am

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com covered the controversial proposed project labor agreement (PLA) on the Lake Champlain Bridge project spanning from Crown Point, N.Y. to Chimney Point, N.H. (“A Bridge to Government Waste and Discrimation,” 2/16). Here is an update for readers following this story. On Feb. 12 the Vermont Senate Transportation Committee held a hearing on the Lake Champlain Bridge [...]

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