Regulations

Public Comments on FAR Councils’ Proposed Project Labor Agreement Regs Available

0 October 15, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council’s public comment period on proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13502 that would expand the use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects closed 9/23. Interested parties can now view some of the public comments here.  Additional comments will be uploaded by the government in the coming weeks. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com will post […]

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Midnight Deadline to Submit Comments on Federal Project Labor Agreement Proposed Rule

1 September 23, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

The FAR Council’s comment period on proposed rules that would implement President Obama’s Feb. 6 Executive Order 13502 relating to federal PLAs closes today at midnight. The comment period, which had expired Aug. 13, was reopened with a new deadline of Sept. 23, according to a notice published in the Aug. 24 Federal Register (74 Fed. Reg. […]

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Comment Deadline on FAR Councils’ Proposed Rule on Project Labor Agreements and Executive Order 13502 Now Sept. 23

0 August 25, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has some interesting news related to the federal government’s rulemaking regarding the implementation of discriminatory and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects.   The comment period on proposed rules that would implement President Obama’s Feb. 6 Executive Order 13502 relating to federal PLAs, which had expired Aug. 13, was reopened with a new deadline of Sept. 23, […]

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Deadline for Comments on FAR Council’s Proposed Rule on Project Labor Agreements and Executive Order 13502 at 11:59 PM EST Tonight

0 August 13, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

11:59 PM EST tonight is the deadline for filing comments on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council’s July 14 proposed rule implementing President Obama’s Executive Order 13502. This is the first time that the federal government has issued a rule with the force of law encouraging discriminatory and costly project labor agreement (PLA) requirements on federal construction […]

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Participate in the Regulatory Process to Oppose Executive Order 13502 and Project Labor Agreements

2 July 15, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

If you are reading this entry you are likely a new reader, visting TheTruthAboutPLAs.com because you have heard about the federal government’s latest effort to increase the cost of federal construction projects between 14 percent and 20 percent and create artificial barriers to new jobs for over 84 percent of the U.S. private construction workforce – construction workers that have exercised their right not to belong […]

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Legal Questions Surround President Obama’s Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements

0 July 14, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

The following (and attached) press release was issued today by Assocated Builders and Contractors in response to the July 10 policy memorandum by OMB and the proposed rule to implement President Obama’s Executive Order 13502: Legal Questions Surround President Obama’s Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements Washington, D.C. – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today […]

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OMB Encourages Discriminatory and Costly Union-Only PLAs on Federal Construction Projects

16 July 10, 2009  Federal Construction

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) July 10 issued a policy memorandum to all federal department and agency heads encouraging the use of discriminatory and costly government mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on all federal construction projects. This memorandum comes in advance of the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council’s (FAR) proposed rule on President Obama’s […]

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