Comments for The Truth About PLAs

Comment on Press-Enterprise: Shameful vote by Yohan

Yohan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:15:33 +0000

How much did the Union give to Mary Figueroa, Jose Medina and Mark Takano for thier campaigns? Is this public record? How can I find out? Something here is fishy.

Comment on Understanding PLAs in Right to Work States by Joe Pubowobitz

Joe Pubowobitz — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:44:27 +0000

I’ve never had a problem with paying an employee a fair wage or even some of the benefits. The problem with some of the benefits is that the unions make more off of the top the benefit than the companies providing the health insurance, for example.Why? Because They Can. Other problems include: 1. The union telling employers who they can hire and not hire. 2. Sending workers to the job site an hour late and still expecting employers to pay a full 8 hours wage and benefits. 3. The unions sending “stewards” to the job site to interfere with, slow down, and–in some instances–stop work progress because they think some employee is operating the wrong machine. 4. Union employees tearing up equipment costing hundreds of thousands of $ and then just walking away with absolutely no responsibility for their neglect and belligerence. 5. Being required to get permission from some union local in order to be “allowed” to do business with the customer who hires you–even though you are paying your workers union wages. Is this a free country or what? 6. Locals of the same union having different rules to abide by–in other words:absolutely no continuity among locals. 7. If a contractor is paying employees union scale, what right, if any, do unions have to tell that contractor how to run his business? Are these above problems what causes right to work states, and, if so, why don’t right to work laws stop this CRAP ? These obstacles, and other government imposed rules, and regulations are bringing our country down at a time when we need to be all about removing obstacles to economic growth. I don’t get it.

Comment on White House’s Middle Class Task Force 2010 Report Mentions Project Labor Agreements by Snow Increases Jobless Rate? - Top News, Music, and Sports - The Blog Conglomerate

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:00:14 +0000

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Comment on Update on Lake Champlain Bridge Project Labor Agreement Controversy by Scott

Scott — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:13:45 +0000

Good work Ben and ABC NY and VT. Keep pounding the trust and benefits drum. The media in CA was shocked that nonunion companies would be forced to make double payments into their own benefit plans and the union plans, which ends up hurting nonunion employees. Especially since the union multi-employer pension plans are going broke. Also if there is a local taxpayer group or association get them invoved immediately.

Comment on Status Update on Executive Order 13502 and Federal Project Labor Agreements by Obama’s Giveaway to Progressives/Labor Unions: Plan to Seek Use of U.S. Contracts as a Wage Lever « Romanticpoet's Weblog

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:06:34 +0000

[...] Still who can blame the GSA? Government-mandated PLAs were virtually nonexistent during the last administration when a presidential order prohibited wasteful PLAs on such projects. And there have yet to be any government mandated-PLAs executed under Mr. Obama’s watch because the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council has yet to finalize his order. [...]

Comment on Top Union Official In San Diego Believes Voters Don’t Get it! by Scott

Scott — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:40:53 +0000

Big Labor now spends most of their time rebutting our facts instead of presenting why they believe are good. Its awesome. When they argue in our world they tend to say stupid things like the quote above. How insulting to voters.

Comment on Governor Christie Takes Office, Vows to End Project Labor Agreements by Carole McClinton

Carole McClinton — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:35:22 +0000

Yes, I voted for him but by him laying off the temporary staff working for the state,he isn’t saving NJ any money. Now we are forced to file for unemployment. Our office was trying to function with 4 legal secretaries and 5 temps and we struggled to get the work done.Now the courts case load will really be behind! I feel I gave the state 2 years of my experience for nothing, as we had 3 secretaries retire and we did not replace them as promised. The state cashes your check(s) for jobs posted and civil service tests, but never gets a response back to have an opportunity to fill the position or sit for the test. Ashamed to be a resident of NJ-time to retire to Delaware

Comment on ABC Member Tells the Truth About Project Labor Agreements on FOX News by Jeff Luck

Jeff Luck — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:51:57 +0000

The last two comments are obviously from union workers who have been fed the same hogwash for years. They have no knowledge of the training we do at ABC and how our forces have become the most talented, competitive people in the nation. They finally have a president who was bought of by big labor to use as a crutch for their aggenda.

Comment on Op-Ed Critical of Fed Gift to Big Labor in California by BenBrubeck

BenBrubeck — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:37:07 +0000

Note, the government’s latest construction unemployment number has climbed to 24.7 percent.

Comment on Construction Unions Push PLAs to Save Underfunded Union Pension Plans by The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Obama Order Locking Out Non-Union Construction Companies Marks One Year Anniversary

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:45:58 +0000

[...] their depleted ranks and to bolster their underfunded pension plans. ABC officials have a detailed explanation of the likely [...]