It’s Still Taxpayer Money!

September 9, 2009 – 6:40 am

The winner of the most absurd PLA-related quote of the week goes to a local official in Monroe, MI.  The Monroe City Council was forced to accept a bid on a water main repair and rehabilitation project that was 12.7 percent or approximately $200,000 higher than the engineer’s estimate because it was the only bid [...]

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PLA Laws in the States: Some Say NO to Project Labor Agreements, Others CAVE to Union Pressure

May 8, 2009 – 2:56 pm

While the federal government is tripping over itself to give handouts to Big Labor by encouraging government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects exceeding $25 million, several states have enacted legislation or issued executive orders rejecting wasteful and anti-competitive PLAs.  Since 1995, five states now prohibit government-mandated PLAs on public construction projects.  Leaders in [...]

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