“The Kids? Bah!”
As chronicled on this site, the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) recently approved a project stabilization agreement (A PLA by another name) for construction funded by the recently adopted Proposition S, a $2.1 billion bond. We believe this is nothing more than a handout to Big Labor and apparently, the San Diego Union-Tribune editorial […]
Bad Medicine – Walgreens Agrees to PLAs in Minnesota
Though much of this blog’s attention has focused on public PLAs, it’s also important to note the negative impact of private PLAs and the tactics used by Big Labor to get them as well. Sure, a private entity is free to enter into an agreement with Big Labor that will increase its construction costs by […]
Profiles in Courage
Another profile in courage is taking place in San Diego, where a proposed union-only project labor agreement on all projects funded by Proposition S, a $2.1 billion bond approved by the voters, was released at 5pm on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Board then scheduled a vote […]
Confusion in Columbus
As we’ve mentioned before, one of the biggest misconceptions about PLAs is that they guarantee a local workforce on construction projects. On May 18, the Columbus, OH City Council adopted a PLA requirement for all city projects. The mandate applies to all new city construction costing over $100,000 and reconstruction or renovation costing over $20,000. […]
Just Say “NO” to Democracy
As our friends at thetruthaboutEFCA.com understand, Big Labor hates democracy (except when they can spend hundreds of millions of dollars to influence the outcome). It turns out that when given the facts, the American people frequently oppose Big Labor and its agenda. This is why Big Labor would rather decisions be made by politicians, and […]
Is President Obama’s Pro-PLA Executive Order Even Legal?
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council is in the process of issuing regulations to implement President Obama’s Executive Order 13502, which declares that executive agencies awarding contracts on “large scale construction projects” (having a total cost to the federal government of $25 million or more) “may, on a project-by project basis, require the use of […]
CT DOT Official: Project Labor Agreements Limit Pool of Prospective Bidders
According to this 5/3 New Haven Register article, Connecticut International Union of Operating Engineers Local 478 President Benedict Cozzi is upset that local union workers do not have a monopoly on the labor needed to build foundations for the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, also known as the Q Bridge, in New Haven, CT. Merit shop contractors and subcontractors are building the […]