Virginia Considers Legislation Requiring Project Labor Agreements and Prevailing Wage on Public Works Construction
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 Applauds Passage of Texas Law Ensuring Fair and Open Competition
Nevada’s Anti-Free Enterprise Lawmakers Rescind Fair and Open Competition Law
Washington Times Publishes TheTruthAboutPLAs Op-Ed Celebrating Kentucky’s Fair and Open Competition Law
New Kentucky Law a Win-Win for Construction Industry, State Economy, Says ABC
Survey: ABC Members Strongly Oppose Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements
DOL Website Shows Some Construction Industry Pension Plans Remain in Financial Trouble
The Project Labor Agreement and Troubled Union Multiemployer Pension Plan Nexus
BLS: Just 12.8 Percent of U.S. Construction Industry Is Unionized
Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down PLA Mandate
Study: Connecticut schools built under controversial government-mandated project labor agreements cost 19.8% more than schools that were bid and constructed through fair and open competition, free from PLA requirements.
Legislation in Virginia’s General Assembly will lead to tax hikes or fewer public works construction projects procured by the Commonwealth’s state and local governments. In addition, it will needlessly increase construction costs and steer contracts to out-of-state unionized businesses and unionized workers at the expense of Virginia’s construction industry.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issues two surveys soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLA) for construction of the Airey and Tyndall Gate Complexes as well as the Flight Line Munitions Storage Area (MSA) Facilities located at Tyndall Air Force Base in Bay County, Florida. […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for a construction of an Ambulatory Care Center at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE government-mandated PLAs […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for a multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for construction throughout New England awarded to up to 6 offerors, with a total value of up to $90,000,000 total. ABC National […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for the full facility revitalization of the Army Reserve Center Training Building at Fort Totten in New York City. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for the construction of the East Campus Building 4 at Fort Meade, MD. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE government-mandated […]
A study released in August by the Beacon Hill Institute found that New Jersey schools built under controversial government-mandated project labor agreements cost 16.25% more than schools that were bid and constructed through fair and open competition, free from PLA requirements. The study, which looked at 107 schools built in New Jersey since 2002, found that those built under […]
The Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Pennsylvania’s September 23 lawsuit argues that Westmoreland County’s project labor agreement with the Pittsburgh Regional Building Trades Council runs afoul of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus vs. AFSCME.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for a project at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE government-mandated […]