USACE Omaha District Issues PLA Survey Due 3.9
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Omaha District has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) for a project on Offutt Air Force Base in Sarpy County, Nebraska. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE […]
Veterans Affairs Project Labor Agreement Survey For Omaha National Cemetery Due Jan. 23
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Facilities Management is soliciting comments from federal contractors about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a solicitation for design-build construction services to build a new National Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska. Survey responses are due by COB Thursday, January 23, 2014, to Ms. […]
USACE Issues PLA Surveys for Louisiana, Nebraska and Hawaii
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently issued three surveys requesting information from the construction industry on potential project labor agreement (PLA) mandates for USACE construction projects in Louisiana, Nebraska and Hawaii. A May 4 survey issued by USACE asks for feedback on a PLA mandate for the VOLAR Barracks renovation in Fort Polk, Louisiana. […]
Nebraska Arena Board Says NO to PLA for Haymarket Arena
By unanimous decision, the board overseeing the construction of the new $340 million University of Nebraska Haymarket Arena rejected Big Labor’s call for a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on the arena’s construction. This is a significant win for local taxpayers and the 87 percent of the Nebraska construction workforce that chooses not to join […]
Preserve Open Competition in Nebraska
Union bosses have opened a new front in their continuing effort to deny taxpayers value and accountability on public construction projects. Big Labor’s latest target is the Haymarket Arena project in Lincoln, Nebraska. As we reported last week, University of Nebraska Regent Tim Clare urged the board that will oversee the construction of this $344 […]
U Nebraska Regent Calls for Project Labor Agreement Ban on Haymarket Arena
News of the Prop G and Prop K ballot measure victories banning discriminatory and costly project labor agreements(PLAs) on public works projects in the San Diego area of Chula Vista and Oceanside travels fast. It turns out Nebraskans aren’t big on PLAs either! Check out this article in the Journal Star (“Clare wants Lincoln to […]