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ABC Appears on the Ed Morrissey Show

0 September 17, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

Brett McMahon, VP of ABC member Miller & Long Concrete Construction, appeared on the September 17 edition of the Ed Morrissey Show to discuss discriminatory and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) and President Obama’s Executive Order 13502. Here is an excerpt from the Ed Morrissey Show’s website: In the second half, we welcome again Brett McMahon, representative […]

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Secretary of Labor Reaffirms Ill-Informed Support of Project Labor Agreements

0 September 15, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

It is no secret that U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis supports the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) and Project Labor Agreements. Yesterday she addressed the 2009 AFL-CIO Convention in Pittsburgh, PA and reaffirmed her support of these special interest policies that will kill jobs and exclusively benefit Big Labor and harm American taxpayers, workers and […]

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ABC Member to CBN.com: Executive Order 13502 Threatens Jobs

0 September 15, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

In a September 14th interview with CBN News, Brett McMahon of ABC member Miller & Long Concrete Construction calls Executive Order 13502 a “solution in search of a problem” and notes that project labor agreements show “unions are willing to sacrifice employment in general for their own individual gain.” Here at TheTruthAboutPLAs, we absolutely agree.  Check […]

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RedState.com: Barack Obama Sneaks Through “Union Only” Order Shutting 8 in 10 Construction Workers Out Of Federal Projects

0 September 1, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

RedState.com is the latest media outlet to expose Executive Order 13502, which encourages the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction over $25 million. It is a handout to Big Labor at the expense of American taxpayers.  In a September 1 post, RedState.com’s Erick Erickson calls the executive order “appalling and “an astonishing reach.”  We […]

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Required Reading: Non-Union Contractors Lose In Obama Policy

1 September 1, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

The Bulletin, a Philadelphia area newspaper, printed an excellent piece on President Obama’s Executive Order 13502 (“Non-Union Contractors Lose In Obama Policy,” 8/30). It is required reading, as the piece features great quotes from ABC member contractor Brett McMahon, who  provides thoughtful insight into how PLAs impact non-union contractors and their workforce and why the popularity of PLAs […]

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Comment Deadline on FAR Councils’ Proposed Rule on Project Labor Agreements and Executive Order 13502 Now Sept. 23

0 August 25, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has some interesting news related to the federal government’s rulemaking regarding the implementation of discriminatory and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects.   The comment period on proposed rules that would implement President Obama’s Feb. 6 Executive Order 13502 relating to federal PLAs, which had expired Aug. 13, was reopened with a new deadline of Sept. 23, […]

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Deadline for Comments on FAR Council’s Proposed Rule on Project Labor Agreements and Executive Order 13502 at 11:59 PM EST Tonight

0 August 13, 2009  Federal Construction, Uncategorized

11:59 PM EST tonight is the deadline for filing comments on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council’s July 14 proposed rule implementing President Obama’s Executive Order 13502. This is the first time that the federal government has issued a rule with the force of law encouraging discriminatory and costly project labor agreement (PLA) requirements on federal construction […]

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WSJ says Union Pensions in the Red. Project Labor Agreements to the Rescue?

2 July 29, 2009  Federal Construction, State & Local Construction, Uncategorized

As TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has said before, one of the reasons construction unions push discriminatory and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) is because they are a windfall for their mismanaged and underfunded pension programs. The Wall Street Journal’s July 26 opinion piece, Union Pensions in the Red, exposed the inadequate funding levels of numerous union pension plans’ and lists Big […]

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Executive Order No. 13502 Does Not Require Any State or Local Government To Impose Union-Only Project Labor Agreements On Construction Projects Built With Federal Assistance

1 July 20, 2009  Federal Construction, State & Local Construction, Transportation & Infrastructure, Uncategorized

This post addresses the question of whether President Obama’s Executive Order No 13502 (Feb. 6, 2009) requires state or local governments to impose union-only project labor agreements (PLAs) on construction projects built with federal assistance.  As further explained below, the Executive Order is quite clear on this point: Nothing in the Executive Order requires any […]

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State and Local PLA News Roundup: July 12-18

1 July 17, 2009  School Construction, State & Local Construction, Uncategorized

While much of this week’s attention focued on Obama administration attempts to encourage federal department and agency heads to utilize wasteful and discriminatory union-only project labor agreements, there have been PLA developments at the state and local levels that warrent attention as well. In Trumbull, CT subcontractors for the Trumbull High School renovation/reconstruction project have been selected.  The local construction unions’ are […]

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