August 30, 2010 – 5:25 pm
There are new developments in the controversy over Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) Executive Director Richard Murray’s effort to drive lucrative school construction contracts to Big Labor.
As readers of TheTruthAboutPLAs.com are aware, the Ohio Inspector General’s (IG) office released a scathing report on August 5 that brought OSFC E.D. and former Laborers official Richard Murray’s efforts to [...]
In a July 27 letter to the editor written by Mary Alford of Bristol, CT and published by the Bristol Press, Ms. Alford describes her experience testifying against Big Labor and their effort to persuade local officials to require wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements on local school construction projects.
Here is an excerpt from Ms. Alford’s letter [...]
In a May 25 letter to the editor (“Project Labor Agreement Hinders Banks Work,” 5/25/10) published by the Cincinnati Enquirer, Robert Strobel of Lithko Contracting, Inc. points out the real reason that Big Labor is pushing for PLAs on all future Banks riverfront development projects.
Here is the letter to the editor:
Project Labor Agreements Hinder Banks [...]
An open shop employee’s letter to the Worcester Telegram (Mass.) editor was published today (“PLAs get in the way of fair play,” 5/4) “in response to a letter to the editor concerning a level playing field for unions.”
Mr. Cote of Leominster writes:
How can they call it fair play if I pay my taxes the same as [...]
In an April 27 commentary titled, “Construction Trades Seize Greenmail Advantage with Vengeance,” published by The Daily Transcript in San Diego, former ABC San Diego chapter president George Hawkins reminds the public about one of Big Labor’s favorite tools for securing project labor agreements (PLAs) in California: greenmail.
Here are the highlights:
“Greenmail,” the idea of threatening to interfere with [...]
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March 15, 2010 – 11:12 pm
Another Albany Times Union letter to the editor (“Bid project for bridge both ways,” 3/15) refutes a March 6 letter to the editor that encourages the use of a controversial project labor agreement (PLA) on the Lake Champlain Crown Point Bridge (a PLA fight TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has covered here) by Robert J. Jones, business manager of the International [...]
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A March 12 Albany Times Union letter to the editor refutes a March 6 letter to the editor that encourages the use of a controversial project labor agreement (PLA) on the Lake Champlain Crown Point Bridge (a PLA fight TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has covered here) by Robert J. Jones, business manager of the International Union of Operating [...]
February 3, 2010 – 1:52 am
The outcry over wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) continues in Indiana. The Indianapolis Star published yet another letter to the editor in response to their article, “An Ailing Process,” published on January 24.
This most recent letter, titled, “Provide Equal Opportunity,” was published February 2.
Provide Equal Opportunity
Thank you for the Jan. 24 article, “An [...]
January 29, 2010 – 3:35 pm
The public outcry over wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) in Indiana is picking up steam. The Indianapolis Star published an outstanding letter to the editor from a Zionsville resident in today’s paper.
Project labor agreements: Quality isn’t real issue
In regard to Ted Evanoff’s article Jan. 24, “An ailing process,” I believe the point of [...]
October 20, 2009 – 8:27 am
In a letter to the editor published in the Aurora Sentinel on October 11, Bob Roth of Aurora, CO outlines the negative impact of wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs).
Letter: Project Labor Agreement Wrong for Aurora
By BOB ROTH
A disturbing thing is happening right under our noses, and I am willing to bet that most [...]
