Asbury Park Press Calls On NJ Governor Christie To End The Use Of PLAs
In a January 24 editorial, the Asbury Park Press reduced newly inaugurated Governor Chris Christie’s 88 point plan for New Jersey into 20 items the editorial board believes should be tackled immediately. Item #17 caught our attention: 17. End the use of project labor agreements, which drive up the cost of public construction projects. Here […]
Governor Christie Takes Office, Vows to End Project Labor Agreements
At noon today, Chris Christie took the oath of office and became Governor of New Jersey. By electing a Republican in this blue state, voters sent a signal to state officials that they want a change. The people of New Jersey are no longer willing to accept high taxes and waste from their state government. […]
New Jersey Project Labor Agreement Debate Grows
The debate over government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) in New Jersey is in the news again. New Jersey’s Asbury Park Press ran a scathing editorial opposed to PLAs (Costly PLAs Must Be Ended, 11/16) that TheTruthAboutPLAs covered here. The paper published an Op-Ed defending PLAs by Phillip E. Cooney, vice president of the New Jersey Carpenter Contractor […]
Asbury Park Press: Costly PLAs Must Be Ended
In a November 16 editorial titled, “Costly PLAs Must Be Ended,” the Asbury Park Press weighs in on the project labor agreement (PLA) controversy. The paper calls on Governor-elect Chris Christie to fulfill his campaign pledge to end the use of costly and discriminatory PLAs on public construction in New Jersey. Here is an excerpt: […]
New Jersey’s Next Governor Says NO to Project Labor Agreements
Republican Chris Christie defeated incumbent Jon Corzine on Tuesday to become New Jersey’s next governor. According to the Washington Post, Christie, a former U.S. attorney who also made fighting corruption in state politics a theme of his campaign, finished with 48.8 percent of the vote to Corzine’s 44.6, a margin of almost 100,000 votes with […]
PLA Laws in the States: Some Say NO to Project Labor Agreements, Others CAVE to Union Pressure
While the federal government is tripping over itself to give handouts to Big Labor by encouraging government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects exceeding $25 million, several states have enacted legislation or issued executive orders rejecting wasteful and anti-competitive PLAs. Since 1995, five states now prohibit government-mandated PLAs on public construction projects. Leaders in […]