Iowa’s Mickelson In The Morning Show Covers PLAs
Jan Mickelson from the Mickelson in the Morning show, Iowa’s most popular daily talk show, discusses Governor Chet Culver’s Executive Order 22, encouraging state agencies to consider project labor agreements (PLAs) on state construction, with Brett McMahon, vice president of Miller & Long, a concrete construction subcontractor, and a member of the Associated Builders and […]
Iowa State Representative on Culver Pro-PLA Executive Order
In a Feb. 9 guest column in the Des Moines Register, State Representative Ralph Watts offers his thoughts on Governor Chet Culver’s Executive Order 22, which encourages state agencies to consider project labor agreements (PLAs) on state construction, and also some of Big Labor’s other priority issues in Iowa in 2010. On Executive Order 22 […]
PLAs Are Political Payback To Big Labor
There is a textbook example of PLAs being used as political payback to Big Labor from politicians that need union support brewing in Iowa right now. This is a story about America’s most politically endangered incumbent governor and the unrealized dreams of one special interest group – Big Labor. When Democrats took over Iowa’s state […]
Des Moines Register: Labor Deal Not Worth Backlash
The Des Moines Register editorial board has offered their opinion on Governor Chet Culver’s Executive Order 22, which encourages state agencies to consider the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on state construction. While we don’t agree with the editorial board on every point in their piece, (especially their analysis of the Iowa Events Center […]
Obradovich: Show You’re Not Playing Politics, Governor
Iowa’s political commentators are weighing-in on Governor Chet Culver’s Executive Order 22, which encourages state agencies and departments to consider project labor agreements (PLAs) on state construction. Des Moines Register columnist Kathie Obradovich is the latest to enter the fray with her op-ed published February 4 titled, “Show You’re Not Playing Politics, Governor.” Here’s an […]
Iowa Governor Culver Issues Executive Order Encouraging PLAs
Iowa Governor Chet Culver (D) today issued Executive Order 22 (pdf) at the Iowa Building and Construction Trades conference in Des Moines. This order encourages state agencies to consider wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) on state construction costing over $25 million. This order is very similar to President Obama’s Executive Order 13502, issued in […]
Iowa Governor Chet Culver Issues Executive Order Encouraging PLAs
Iowa Governor Chet Culver today issued an executive order encouraging wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) on state construction projects at the Iowa Building and Construction Trades Convention in Des Moines. The Culver press release is below. The order is not publicly available yet, although it will likely be similar to President Obama’s Executive Order 13502, which […]
Asbury Park Press Calls On NJ Governor Christie To End The Use Of PLAs
In a January 24 editorial, the Asbury Park Press reduced newly inaugurated Governor Chris Christie’s 88 point plan for New Jersey into 20 items the editorial board believes should be tackled immediately. Item #17 caught our attention: 17. End the use of project labor agreements, which drive up the cost of public construction projects. Here […]
Governor Christie Takes Office, Vows to End Project Labor Agreements
At noon today, Chris Christie took the oath of office and became Governor of New Jersey. By electing a Republican in this blue state, voters sent a signal to state officials that they want a change. The people of New Jersey are no longer willing to accept high taxes and waste from their state government. […]
Asbury Park Press: Costly PLAs Must Be Ended
In a November 16 editorial titled, “Costly PLAs Must Be Ended,” the Asbury Park Press weighs in on the project labor agreement (PLA) controversy. The paper calls on Governor-elect Chris Christie to fulfill his campaign pledge to end the use of costly and discriminatory PLAs on public construction in New Jersey. Here is an excerpt: […]