USACE Albuquerque District PLA Survey Due 11.19.20
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Albuquerque District is soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) from large scale construction projects (exceeding $25 million) within the Albuquerque District area of responsibility. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE […]
USACE Los Angeles PLA Survey Due 11.20.20
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Los Angeles District has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for the construction of an aircraft hangar at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell […]
USACE Los Angeles PLA Survey Due 11.16
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Los Angeles District has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for the construction of an electronics lab at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE […]
USACE Alaska District PLA Survey Due 11.13
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Alaska District has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for the construction of a Child Development Center at Fort Wainwright in Alaska. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE government-mandated […]
USACE New York District PLA Survey Due Oct. 29
Dear Friend, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for the construction of a Chrome Plating Facility Repair Project at the Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, New York. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting community to […]
How Will The 2020 Election Shape Federal Policy on Project Labor Agreements?
The construction industry is watching the outcome of the 2020 elections closely as it will shape federal policy regarding government-mandated project labor agreements and other hot-button labor and employment issues of importance to the construction industry.
USACE Sacramento District PLA Survey Due Oct. 6
Dear Friend, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for the construction of tunnels and subsurface structures at the Sacramento River East Levee Contract 2 project in Greater Sacramento, California. ABC National encourages the merit shop contracting […]
2020 Update: ABC’s Fight Against Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements
In February 2009, President Obama signed Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies to mandate project labor agreements on large-scale federal construction projects exceeding $25 million in total cost on a case-by-case basis and permits recipients of federal assistance to mandate PLAs on state and local public works projects. Many merit shop advocates and public policy professionals predicted […]
USACE Louisville District PLA Survey for Fort Knox Due Sept. 4
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for the construction of an elementary school at Fort Knox, Kentucky. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE government-mandated […]
USACE Norfolk District PLA Survey for Joint Base Langley-Eustis Due Sept. 1
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for a project at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond to this PLA survey. Tell USACE government-mandated PLAs reduce competition, increase […]