ABC Applauds Bill to Increase Fair and Open Competition on Taxpayer-Funded Construction Contracts
U.S. DOT Promotes Government-mandated Project Labor Agreements in Infrastructure Grant Program
2021 Update: Courts Rule in Favor of #NoPLA Laws Promoting Fair and Open Competition
February 2021 Update: ABC’s Fight Against Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements
BLS: 87.3% of U.S. Construction Industry Does Not Belong To A Union
How Will The 2020 Election Shape Federal Policy on Project Labor Agreements?
The District of Columbia Council Is Wasting Taxpayer Money on Project Labor Agreement Schemes
Many Construction Industry Multiemployer Pension Plans Remain in Financial Distress
Virginia Delays Enactment of Prevailing Wage and PLA Mandate Laws Until May 2021
Study: Project Labor Agreement Mandates Inflate the Cost of Connecticut School Construction by 19.8%
Study: Project Labor Agreement Mandates Inflate Cost of New Jersey School Construction by 16.25%
Lawsuit Against Westmoreland County Project Labor Agreement Tests Boundaries of SCOTUS Janus Decision
ABC and a diverse coalition of 17 construction industry and business associations sent a letter to the U.S. House and Senate in strong support of the Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R. 1284/S. 403), which was introduced Feb. 24 by Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.). An ABC Feb. 24 ABC press release applauded the introduction […]
The debate surrounding controversial government-mandated project labor agreements is often framed by the media, elected officials and policy wonks as a dispute pitting construction unions against nonunion contractors in a battle about whether the government should be enacting PLA preference and mandate policies that ultimately steer taxpayer-funded construction contracts to unionized contractors and create jobs […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Omaha District has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) for a project on Offutt Air Force Base in Sarpy County, Nebraska. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE […]
ABC issued a Feb. 24 press release in support of the Fair and Open Competition Act. ABC Applauds Bill to Increase Fair and Open Competition on Taxpayer-funded Construction Contracts WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—Associated Builders and Contractors today voiced its strong support for the Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R. 1284/S. 403), which was introduced today by […]
In a concerning development for the merit shop contracting community and hardworking taxpayers, the U.S. Department of Transportation is encouraging the use of government-mandated project labor agreements on federally assisted construction projects funded through a grant program administered by the DOT’s Build America Bureau. On Feb. 17, the DOT announced it is seeking applicants for […]
Numerous courts continue to uphold pro-taxpayer federal and state laws and/or executive orders prohibiting anti-competitive and costly government-mandated project labor agreements. Advocates of government-mandated PLA schemes have been unsuccessful in challenging such laws in the courts. As discussed in this February 4, 2021, letter to the Biden administration, ABC supports fair and open competition laws […]
Among the many anticipated policy changes that will impact the construction industry following the November 2020 elections, the Biden administration and the 117th Congress are likely to attempt to enhance and expand the federal government’s current controversial policy of promoting costly government-mandated project labor agreements on taxpayer-funded construction projects. Doing so would create a rigged […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for work to be performed at West Point, New York. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE government-mandated […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for work to be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE government-mandated […]
Dear Friend, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore District has issued two surveys soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLA) for projects located at Raven Rock Mountain Complex facilities within the Pennsylvania and Maryland areas as well as a project within the National Capital Region. ABC […]