WSJ Editorial Blasts California SB 922
TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has been reporting for weeks about the perils of SB 922 and other California legislation catering to Big Labor’s special interests by promoting anti-competitive and costly government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs). After sailing through the California legislature via a deceptive gut and amend legislative vehicle originally about tuberculosis screening, Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed SB 922 […]
NY Times and Fox News Cover San Diego Anti-PLA Ballot Initiative
On November 2, San Diego County voters will vote YES on Proposition A, which amends the San Diego county charter to prohibit the county government from entering into contracts that require construction companies to sign project labor agreements (PLAs) with construction unions. This measure will ensure that San Diego County taxpayers get the best quality construction at the best […]
People vs. Unions: Struggling for Open Competition in California
FOX News’ Special Report with Bret Baier is the latest to cover the grassroots effort to bring quality and accountability to taxpayer-funded construction by preventing the use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) in California. Here is the video from the July 21 edition of Special Report: The FOX News Liveshots blog also covered this […]
Construction Trades Seize Greenmail Advantage
In an April 27 commentary titled, “Construction Trades Seize Greenmail Advantage with Vengeance,” published by The Daily Transcript in San Diego, former ABC San Diego chapter president George Hawkins reminds the public about one of Big Labor’s favorite tools for securing project labor agreements (PLAs) in California: greenmail. Here are the highlights: “Greenmail,” the idea of threatening to […]
Small Business Owner Addresses PLAs and Over Regulation on FOX Business
Small business owner Gus Perea of Collegeville, PA discusses the impact burdensome regulations and red tape have on small businesses across this country on the April 23 edition of America’s Nightly Scoreboard on FOX Business. As the catalyst for economic recovery and job creation in this country, these over regulation is something Gus and others […]
PLA Final Rule “Not Just Highly Controversial, It’s Wrong”
On the April 18 edition of “Cavuto on Business” on FOX Business, Charles Payne moderated a panel discussion on Executive Order 13502 and the Obama administration’s effort to funnel federal construction projects to its Big Labor allies. This is one panel that understands the true nature of wasteful and discrimination project labor agreements: political payback. […]
More Required Reading: April 14 Media on Obama’s Project Labor Agreement Final Rule
The public continues to cover the Obama administration’s controversial final rule encouraging federal agencies to require project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects costing more than $25 million. It’s a sop to Big Labor that is sure to increase construction costs, cut competition and inject some Chicago-style cronyism into the federal construction procurement process. A Washington […]
ABC Member Shares Small Business Concerns on Fox Business Channel
On 1/26 Brett McMahon, vice president of ABC member Miller & Long Concrete Construction, appeared on Fox Business Channel’s Diamond District program to share his concerns about the health of the construction industry’s small business owners in light of the 22.7 percent construction unemployment rate and meager solutions offered by the White House and Congress […]
John Stossel on Project Labor Agreements
After John Stossel, the investigative journalist famous from his work on ABC’s 20/20, appeared yesterday on FNC’s Your World with Neil Cavuto to talk about President Obama’s push to use union labor for big federal construction projects via Executive Order 13502 — and the related controversy surrounding the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) decision to cancel its […]
Give Me a Break! John Stossel to Discuss PLAs on Fox News Today
Today John Stossel is going to be on Your World with Neil Cavuto at 4:20 PM EST on Fox News to talk about President Obama’s push to use union labor for big federal projects. Mr. Stossel may shed more light on the recent controversy surrounding the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) decision to cancel its solicitation for bids […]