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.
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 […]
Maine Governor Mills Surprises Union Lobby with Veto of Project Labor Agreement Legislation
In a surprising turn of events bucking traditional Democratic Party alliances and controversial Biden administration policies, on June 26, Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) vetoed legislation she introduced related to future offshore wind projects after the bill was amended by the legislature to include anti-competitive and inflationary project labor agreement requirements favored by union lobbyists.