Project Labor Agreements’ Dire Effect on Minority Contractors
In a September 9 entry on the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s (CEI) blog openmarkets.org, CEI Editorial Director Ivan Osorio notes the negative impact of PLAs on job creation, especially for local residents and minority contractors. The post also points out that this problem is likely to become more widespread thanks to President Obama’s Executive Order 13502, which […]
TheTruthAboutPLAs.com to Speak at NBCC Legislative Conference
I am speaking at the National Black Chamber of Commerce Legislative Conference in Washington, DC as a panelist for a session called “Revitalizing the U.S. Department of Transportation” today. NBCC President Harry Alford invited me to discuss the impact of pro-union policies such as Executive Order 13502 and federal prevailing wage laws under the Davis-Bacon Act on U.S. DOT projects. […]
Harry Alford Defends Free Enterprise on Capital Hill and with Bill O’Reilly
TheTruthAboutPLAs.com wants to recognize defender of free enterprise and PLA fighter Harry Alford, President of the National Black Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Alford has received national attention over his recent testimony to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, in which he called Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) to task for racially insensitive remarks. Once video of the exchange hit the Internet, it went […]