USACE Project Labor Agreement Survey For New Orleans Hurricane Protection System Due March 2
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District is requesting comments from the construction community addressing a potential government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on the New Orleans to Venice, Hurricane Protection System, NOV-14, Empire Lock, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Tell the USACE that government-mandated PLAs reduce competition, increase costs, and impede the economy and efficiency […]
Respond to USACE Project Labor Agreement Survey for New Orleans Floodgate by Dec. 19
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District is soliciting comments from the construction community about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a federal construction contract to build a floodgate as part of a Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System for the New Orleans to Venice (NOV-13) Project […]
USACE Project Labor Agreement Survey For New Orleans Levee Construction Due Nov. 4
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District, at the request of the New Orleans District, is soliciting comments from the construction community about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a federal construction contract to build a portion of the New Orleans to Venice levee project from St. Jude to […]
Project Labor Agreements Irk Cajun Contractors
The New Orleans City Business ran a story on the anticipated impact of project labor agreements (PLAs) on Louisiana contractors and the greater New Orleans construction industry (Project Labor Ageeements Irk Contractors, 12/14). Construction industry officials insist it will have the opposite effect and severely impact right-to-work states such as Louisiana, where union labor is […]
Independent Study Finds PLAs Increase Construction Costs
A TruthAboutPLAs.com reader sent us a June 2009 study conducted by property and construction consulting firm Rider Levett Bucknall prepared for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Construction and Facilities Management. The VA hired this firm to evaluate the cost impact of project labor agreements (PLAs) in various markets where the VA […]