PLAs Are Political Payback To Big Labor

February 16, 2010 – 5:31 pm

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 [...]

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Iowa Governor Culver Issues Executive Order Encouraging PLAs

February 3, 2010 – 7:18 pm

Iowa Governor Chet Culver (D) today issued Executive Order 22 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 [...]

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100 Days of the Obama Presidency: Remembering Executive Order 13502: Promoting Project Labor Agreeements

April 29, 2009 – 9:15 am

Today, April 29, marks the 100th Day of President Barack Obama’s presidency. This week the media has been churning out 100 day reviews of the Obama administration on diverse topics ranging from the Foreign Policy to Labor such as National Journal’s 4/25 piece, “Labor Holds Its Fire. Despite Setbacks, Labor Leaders Have Greeted the New [...]

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