Investigation into Ohio School Facilities Commission Continues
As reported by the Columbus, Ohio NBC affiliate on July 1, more details about the Ohio School Facilities Corporation Executive Director Rich Murray’s efforts to strong arm school districts into requiring wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) are coming to light. Murray’s behavior on behalf of the Strickland administration’s Big Labor allies has led […]
Gov. Strickland Official Investigated for Pay-to-PLA Contracting
The Columbus Dispatch reports that Ohio Inspector General Thomas P. Charles is investigating whether Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) Director Richard Murray behaved inappropriately by “pushing districts to use union labor through project labor agreements” (PLAs) (“School Facilities Commission director probed for pushing union use,” 6/20/10): Murray formerly was the head of Ohio LECET, a group that assists […]
Gov. Strickland’s Cronyism Delivers Construction Contracts for Big Labor
An article in The Columbus Dispatch explains how the revolving door shuffling Big Labor’s special interest lobbyists into Ohio government positions is helping funnel lucrative construction contracts to Big Labor through project labor agreements (PLAs) (“Unions get deaf, blind schools contract,” 6/14). It’s a corrupt practice that will increase the cost of construction and deny taxpayers the […]