Washington Examiner: White House Mulls Rollback of Federal Project Labor Agreement Rule
The Washington Examiner published an article quoting TheTruthAboutPLAs.com contributor Ben Brubeck about the Trump administration considering the reversal of President Obama’s anti-competitive and costly policy encouraging the use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on large-scale federal construction projects—those exceeding $25 million in total value—on a case-by-case basis, and permits states and localities to mandate PLAs […]
TheTruthAboutPLAs.com Pushes for Repeal of Obama’s Pro-Project Labor Agreement Policy on NewsMaxTV
NewsmaxTV invited TheTruthAboutPLAs.com contributor Ben Brubeck onto a program to discuss the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan (full administration outline) released today (“Ben Brubeck on Trump’s Infrastructure Plan,” 2/18/18) and the need to rollback regulations promoting anti-competitive and costly government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects: At about 5:38 of the interview, there is discussion about the […]
USACE Louisville District Project Labor Agreement Survey Due February 13
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) on the large scale project at the VA Medical Center in Louisville, KY, with an estimated cost to be between $25 million and $100 million. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com, a […]
USACE Omaha District Project Labor Agreement Survey Due February 8
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) on a federal contract for the repair of Biggs Army Airfield on Fort Bliss near El Paso, Texas. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit shop contracting community to respond […]
CNBC Op-Ed: Eliminating Federal Policy Promoting Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements Should Be A Policy Cornerstone of Trump Infrastructure Plan
CNBC published commentary from TheTruthAboutPLAs.com contributor Ben Brubeck, which called for reforms to the federal policy encouraging the use of anti-competitive and costly government-mandated project labor agreements on large-scale federal construction projects (“Five policy cornerstones for Trump’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan,” 2/1/18). Check out this passage and the four other recommended policy cornerstones (permitting reform, increase the […]
TheTruthAboutPLAs.com Calls For Eliminating Pro-Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreement Policy on Fox Business
The FBN:am program on Fox Business interviewed TheTruthAboutPLAs.com contributor Ben Brubeck for construction industry insights in reaction to President Trump’s Jan. 30, 2018, State of the Union Address, which addressed the Trump administration’s forthcoming $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan. The interview finished with a discussion about the need to rescind President Obama’s Executive Order 13502, which […]
Coalition Asks President Trump To Let All Americans Rebuild U.S. Infrastructure
Politico’s Morning Transportation reports that Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and a coalition of 13 other construction and business associations sent President Trump a Jan. 24, 2018, letter urging the administration to eliminate government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally assisted projects, allowing all qualified contractors and Americans to fairly compete to build and […]
A Total of 24 States Restrict Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements
On Feb. 6, 2009, President Obama signed Executive Order 13502, which encourages federal agencies to mandate controversial project labor agreements (PLAs) on large-scale federal construction projects—those exceeding $25 million in total value—on a case-by-case basis, and permits states and localities to mandate PLAs on federally assisted projects. Since President Obama issued Executive Order 13502, 23 […]
USACE Kansas City District Project Labor Agreement Survey Due August 11
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Kansas City District, has issued a survey soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on Phase 1 of the replacement of the General Leonard Wood Area Community Hospital facilities at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com encourages the merit […]
A Win For Taxpayers and Free Enterprise: Wisconsin Is 23rd State to Pass Law Restricting Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements
On April 17, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed SB 3 into law, which promotes fair and open competition on contracts for construction services funded by Wisconsin taxpayers. The “Project Labor Agreement Neutrality Bill” now known as Act 10 prohibits the government from mandating controversial project labor agreements (PLAs) on state, state-assisted and local construction projects […]