Brett McMahon

Washington Times: Obama Puts Union Strings on Federal Jobs with Project Labor Agreements

3 October 7, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

The Washington Times covered President Obama’s Executive Order 13502 and the bid protest filed this week with the Government Accountability Office by North Branch Construction, a Concord, N.H.-based general contractor and member of ABC (“Obama Puts Union Strings on Federal Jobs,” 10/7). The focus of the bid protest is a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) […]

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AFL-CIO Convention Delivers More EFCA and Project Labor Agreement News

1 September 22, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviewed Brett McMahon of ABC member Miller & Long Concrete about EFCA and President Obama’s discriminatory and costly Executive Order 13502 in a wrap-up article about the quad-annual AFL-CIO convention, which was held this year in Pittsburgh (“AFL-CIO aims to bring young people into unions,” 9/20). The Associated Builders and Contractors, which represents nonunion […]

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ABC Appears on the Ed Morrissey Show

0 September 17, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

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 […]

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ABC Member to CBN.com: Executive Order 13502 Threatens Jobs

0 September 15, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

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 […]

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ABC Member on PLAs and EFCA: Big Labor is Cashing in at Workers’ Expense

0 September 14, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

ABC members continue to stand up against the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) and project labor agreements (PLAs). Brett McMahon of Miller & Long, a concrete subcontractor, writes in Human Events about how workers and taxpayers will pay the price for policies that only benefit Big Labor (“Big Labor Is Cashing in at Workers’ Expense,” 9/14): President Obama’s recent […]

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Forbes.com on Project Labor Agreements: Obama’s Gift for Labor

1 September 9, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

Forbes.com is the latest media entity to cover President Obama’s promotion of discriminatory and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) via Executive Order 13502 (“Obama’s Gift for Labor,” 9/8). America’s labor unions helped president Obama win the election, and now it looks like he’s quietly returning the favor. With little fanfare President Obama signed an executive order […]

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ABC Contractor Discusses Negative Impact of Project Labor Agreements with Fox Business Channel

1 September 7, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

Brett McMahon of Miller & Long Concrete (Washington, DC) discusses the negative impact of project labor agreements (PLAs) and President Obama’s Executive Order 13502 on construction businesses with Fox Business Channel’s 9/3 “Happy Hour” program.   Miller & Long is the largest concrete contractor in the U.S. and was named the number one concrete construction company in […]

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Required Reading: Non-Union Contractors Lose In Obama Policy

1 September 1, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

The Bulletin, a Philadelphia area newspaper, printed an excellent piece on President Obama’s Executive Order 13502 (“Non-Union Contractors Lose In Obama Policy,” 8/30). It is required reading, as the piece features great quotes from ABC member contractor Brett McMahon, who  provides thoughtful insight into how PLAs impact non-union contractors and their workforce and why the popularity of PLAs […]

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