Virginia | The Truth About PLAs - Part 2

Washington Examiner Local Editorial: Dulles Rail PLA Insults Virginians, Favors Big Labor

April 19, 2011 – 10:03 am

A Washington Examiner editorial raises a number of concerns and focuses on disturbing corruption related to Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority’s (MWAA) April 6 resolution mandating an anti-competitive and costly union-favoring project labor agreement (PLA) on Phase 2 construction for the $3.5 billion Dulles Metro Rail project (“Dulles Rail PLA Insults Virginians, Favors Big Labor,” 4/18): Virginia is a [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dennis Martire, Editorial, Metro Washington Airport Authority, MWAA, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, Project Labor Agreements, Union-only PLAs harm local workers, VA, Virginia, Washington Examiner | Comments (0)

Phase 2 of Dulles Corridor Metro Project Subject to Anti-Competitive and Costly Special Interest Scheme: Metro Washington Airport Authority Passes Resolution Requiring Project Labor Agreement

April 13, 2011 – 2:35 pm

On April 6, 2011, the full Metro Washington Airport Authority (MWAA) board passed a resolution [1] 11-2 requiring an estimated $2.5 billion to $3.5 billion worth of construction for Phase 2 of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project to be subject to a project labor agreement (PLA).[2] When mandated by government agencies, these agreements are very [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Maryland, Metro Washington Airport Authority, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, Project Labor Agreements, VA, Virginia, Washington DC, Wilson Bridge | Comments (0)

U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to Examine Costly Government-Mandated PLAs

March 16, 2011 – 8:51 am

Today at 1:30 PM, the House Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee’s (chaired by Rep. Issa of California) Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending Subcommittee (chaired by Rep. Jordan of Ohio) is holding a hearing called, Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation: The Cost of Doing Business in the Construction Industry. The hearing will focus [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Department of General Services, Executive Order 13502, FAR Final Rule, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, Hearing, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Maury Baskin, OMB Memo, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, PLAs Increase Costs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, State Legislation, Sullivan, The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act, The Politics of PLAs, U.S. House Hearing, Union-only PLAs harm local workers, VA, Virginia | Comments (0)

Tired of Big Government Spending on Project Labor Agreement Schemes? Then YouCut It!

August 5, 2010 – 12:27 pm

Oklahoma Congresswoman and gubernatorial candidate Mary Fallin’s (OK-5) YouCut proposal to prohibit the federal government from requiring anti-competitive and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects is back by popular demand. The YouCut website, launched May 12 by House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), features a list of five proposals aimed at reducing [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, Oklahoma, PLAs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Rep. Cantor, Rep. Mary Fallin, Take Action, The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act, Virginia, YouCut | Comments (0)

YouCut: Last Chance to Vote to End Crony Federal Contracts

July 12, 2010 – 2:47 pm

Oklahoma Congresswoman and gubernatorial candidate Mary Fallin (OK-5) issued the following release on July 12 regarding her submission to prohibit the federal government from requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) to this week’s edition of the YouCut ballot. The YouCut website, launched May 12 by House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (Va.), features a weekly ballot of [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Executive Order 13502, Oklahoma, PLAs, President Obama, Rep. Cantor, Rep. Mary Fallin, The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act, Virginia, YouCut | Comments (2)

Fallin Offers Common-Sense Solution to Eliminate Government Waste

July 6, 2010 – 12:50 pm

Oklahoma Congresswoman and gubernatorial candidate Mary Fallin (OK-5) issued the following release on July 2 regarding her submission to prohibit the federal government from requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) to this week’s edition of the YouCut ballot. The YouCut website, launched May 12 by House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (Va.), features a weekly ballot of [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, Oklahoma, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, Rep. Cantor, Rep. Mary Fallin, The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act, Virginia, YouCut | Comments (2)

YouCut Project Labor Agreements: Restore Fairness and Accountability in Federal Construction

July 1, 2010 – 8:49 am

Do you want to save the federal government up to $2.6 billion a year? Do you want to eliminate the influence of special interests and corruption in federal contracting? Do you want to create employment opportunities for all skilled and qualified professionals in the construction industry? Do you want the federal government to deliver to taxpayers [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, Oklahoma, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Rep. Cantor, Rep. Mary Fallin, The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act, Virginia, YouCut | Comments (1)

A Project Labor Agreement Reduced Competition and Increased Costs on the Wilson Bridge

April 1, 2010 – 12:58 pm

The D.C. Council is considering legislation, the District Resident Employment and Trade Stimulus Act of 2010 (Bill 18-650), that would mandate project labor agreements (PLAs) on all government-assisted projects costing more than $200,000 in Washington, D.C. Yesterday’s blog post discussed a report about the failed record of government-mandated PLAs in Washington, D.C., “The Problem with PLAs [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC Metro Washington, ABC Virginia, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, FHWA, Gov. Glendening, Maryland, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, Project Labor Agreements, U.S. Department of Transportation, VA, Virginia, Washington DC, Wilson Bridge | Comments (0)

Executive Order 13502 “Egregious” and “Simply Unfair”

September 17, 2009 – 5:09 pm

In an outstanding piece titled, “Forced Union Payments on Tax Paid Projects,” Mike Thompson of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy calls President Obama’s Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies and departments to utilize wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal projects over $25 million, “egregious” and “simply unfair.” Here are [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arkansas, Executive Order 13502, North Carolina, OMB Memo, Op-Ed, President Obama, Right to Work, State Policy Network, Think Tank, Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, VA, Virginia | Comments (0)

Virginia Building Trades Pressure Dominion Virginia Power for Project Labor Agreement

May 1, 2009 – 10:01 am

A TruthAboutPLAs.com blog reader forwarded the below story about Virginia State Building & Construction Trades Council members engaged in a corporate campaign against Dominion Virginia Power. Those experienced with PLAs know that the goal of these campaigns is to create a public relations headache for private construction owners such as corporations like VA Dominion Power so [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged corporate campaign, Dominion Virginia Power, handbill, PLA Basics, PLAs, private PLA, Project Labor Agreements, VA, Virginia | Comments (0)