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Prominent Democrats Oppose Policies Mandating Project Labor Agreements
In today’s hyper-partisan political environment, it’s rare for policy to die on its own merits when it is good for party politics. Think about how harmful government-mandated project labor agreements must be if prominent Democrats are thumbing their noses at these Biden-Harris policies and publicly resisting legislation that benefits their most prominent union donors.
Boston Globe Editorial Board Slams Massachusetts Governor’s Pro-Project Labor Agreement Executive Order
On March 11, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy (D) issued Executive Order No. 641 Using Project Labor Agreements to Promote Successful Delivery of Major Projects. The EO, announced at the Massachusetts Building Trades Annual Convention, seeks to encourage government-mandated project labor agreements on state construction projects estimated to cost $35 million or more. The EO […]
President Trump Rolls Back Failed Biden Policies Pushing Project Labor Agreements on Federally Assisted Construction Jobs
Breaking News: It is St. Patrick’s Day and construction industry stakeholders, taxpayers and free enterprise advocates have another reason to celebrate: President Trump has rolled back failed Biden administration executive orders and policies pushing project labor agreements on federally assisted construction projects. Read more below for more details. Trump Rescinds Certain Failed Biden Policies on […]
A Record-High Nonunion Construction Workforce Tops 80% in 41 States
A record-high 89.7% of the U.S. construction workforce does not belong to a union. In 41 states, at least 80% of workers in the private construction industry did not belong to a union in 2024. At least 90% of workers in the private construction industry did not belong to a union in 29 states in […]
Oregon Editorial Exposes Gov. Kotek’s Project Labor Agreement Gift to Unions
The Oregonian editorial board had some choice words about Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s (D) gift to construction trades unions in the form of a new executive order requiring controversial project labor agreements that are sure to inflate the cost of state and state-assisted construction projects funded by taxpayers (“Editorial: Merry Christmas, Labor Unions! Love, Gov. […]
Mass Lawmakers Give Project Labor Agreements the Green Light After Legal Defeat and Bad Press
Massachusetts lawmakers have passed legislation giving local and state government stakeholders the green light to mandate anti-competitive and costly project labor agreements on taxpayer-funded construction projects. The legislative maneuver follows a decision from a Massachusetts court that struck down a government-mandated PLA for violating state competitive bidding laws. On November 14, 2024, Massachusetts lawmakers approved […]
Lawsuit Flushes Project Labor Agreement Scheme on Massachusetts Wastewater Facility
ABC’s Massachusetts chapter and a coalition of local merit shop contractors successfully blocked the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s scheme for a project labor agreement mandate on a $325 million water filtration plant. “Notwithstanding the lip service the PLA pays to being open to all bidders, it most assuredly is not,” wrote Hampden Superior Court […]
DC Council Saddles More City Construction With Project Labor Agreement Schemes
On May 7, 2024, the D.C. Council approved controversial legislation, the Revised Labor Agreement Cost Threshold Amendment Act of 2024. Bill 25-469 lowers the cost threshold from $75 million to $50 million for the required use of inflationary and anti-competitive project labor agreements on construction contracts procured by the District of Columbia. D.C. Council Chairman […]
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Pushes Project Labor Agreement Schemes on Taxpayer-Funded Construction Projects
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro issued a March 27 directive encouraging state agencies to require the use of wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements on taxpayer-funded construction projects. Effective April 1, 2024, the Pennsylvania Department of General Services will supervise executive agencies’ evaluation of all contract solicitations to identify projects requiring “prompt completion” and “qualified labor” […]
Gov. Green’s New Project Labor Agreement Policy to Harm Hawaii’s Construction Workers and Businesses
Pursuant to Hawaii Gov. Josh Green’s (D) Administrative Directive (AD) 24-01, all contractors accepting awards for Hawaii executive agency construction procurements exceeding $1.5 million in cost to the state must execute an agreement to be bound by a standardized project labor agreement of general application throughout the state. Effective February 16, 2024, AD-24-01 provides for […]