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On the Money: Sacramento CBS Affiliate Breaks Down the Added Cost of PLAs

0 November 1, 2011  School Construction, State & Local Construction, Uncategorized

In their “On the Money” segment, Sacramento’s CBS affiliate exposes what PLA mandates on school construction mean for taxpayers. Government-mandated PLAs have a negative impact on local construction workers and taxpayers.  These special interest handouts to Big Labor line the pockets of union bosses at the expense of average Americans. Californians throughout the state have […]

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Understanding the Politics of PLAs

1 May 19, 2010  State & Local Construction, Uncategorized

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has repeatedly documented that anti-competitive and costly project labor agreement (PLA) schemes are payoffs to Big Labor bosses from politicians in public offices at all levels of government. Big Labor relies on union-friendly public officials to steer public works contracts to unionized contractors through government-mandated PLAs. (Click here and here for great examples). Politicians […]

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