Another California County Poised to Prohibit PLAs, While the Riverside Community College District Trustees Can’t Help Themselves
…hn J. Benoi: district4@rcbos.org Supervisor Marion Ashley: district5@rcbos.org While the Riverside County Board of Supervisors is considering the best way to ensure quality, accountability and results for their constituents, the Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees may do the opposite just hours later. The trustees are scheduled Tuesday, March 16 to consider whether to require PLAs on the funds remaining from the voter-approved $…
Candidates Opposed to Project Labor Agreements Win Key Endorsements in Riverside County, California
…and a candidate running for an open seat) for the board of trustees of the Riverside Community College District, which serves residents of Riverside County, California. The editorial explicitly connected its endorsements to the “fiscal sobriety” of these three candidates, including their opposition to the project labor agreement (PLA) approved by the college board of trustees in a contentious 3-2 vote on March 16, 2010. Blumenthal, Green and David…
USACE Project Labor Agreement Survey For Riverside County, California, Due September 2
…Creek Flood Control, Environmental Restoration, and Recreation Project in Riverside County, California. To review and learn how to respond to the PLA survey, click here. Responses should sent prior to 2:00 PM (PST) on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 to USACE officials Lubna (Lulu) Khilfeh ([email protected]) and Michael G. Robinson ([email protected]) For more information or assistance responding to the PLA survey, contact…
Riverside Press-Enterprise Editorial Calls PLA a Labor Giveaway
…Press-Enterprise is correct again with their latest editorial opposing the Riverside Community College District project labor agreement (PLA) that is on tonight’s agenda (“Labor Giveaway,” 3/15/10). The Riverside Community College District has a public duty to protect taxpayers’ $350 million investment in new facilities. That duty requires the district to seek the best deal on new construction, not give labor unions an effective monopoly on the wo…
Election Day Resources from ABCVOTES.ORG
…Happy Election Day. Check out ABCVOTES.org for resources to help elect candidates supporting the merit shop contracting community….
The Merit Shop Visits Congress at ABC’s 2014 Legislative Conference
…tive Conference. If you are here, you already understand the importance of ABC’s motto, “Get Into Politics or Get Out of Business!” As construction industry leaders, you will be talking with your peers and lawmakers on Capitol Hill about the negative impact of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on your businesses, in addition to other important topics facing our industry. ABC members will ask lawmakers to cosponsor the Government…
ABC, Lawmakers and Industry Groups Call on President Biden to Withdraw His Inflationary Project Labor Agreement Mandate Policies
…r year. Of the 8,334 comments submitted to the FAR Council, at least 7,500 ABC member contractors and ABC stakeholders from every state across the country submitted comments opposed to this proposed rule during the 60-day comment period. According to a September 2022 survey of ABC contractor members, 98% oppose this proposed rule. Additionally, 97% said a construction contract that required a PLA would be more expensive compared to a contract proc…
ABC Appears on the Ed Morrissey Show
Brett McMahon, VP of ABC member Miller & Long Concrete Construction, appeared on the September 17 edition of the Ed Morrissey Show to discuss discriminatory and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) and President Obama’s Executive Order 13502. Here is an excerpt from the Ed Morrissey Show’s website: In the second half, we welcome again Brett McMahon, representative of the Associated Builders and Contractors and VP of Miller and Long concrete con…
ABC Member Tells the Truth About Project Labor Agreements on FOX News
…Today the FOX News Channel’s Fox & Friends program sat down with Brett McMahon, VP of ABC member Miller & Long Concrete Construction, to discuss discriminatory and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) and President Obama’s Executive Order 13502….
ABC Member to CBN.com: Executive Order 13502 Threatens Jobs
…In a September 14th interview with CBN News, Brett McMahon of ABC member Miller & Long Concrete Construction calls Executive Order 13502 a “solution in search of a problem” and notes that project labor agreements show “unions are willing to sacrifice employment in general for their own individual gain.” Here at TheTruthAboutPLAs, we absolutely agree. Check out the interview below….