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If It Worked In Blazing Saddles, Why Not NYC?

May 4, 2010 – 8:21 am

The Wall Street Journal reported on a preposterous construction labor dispute illustrating Big Labor’s grip on the Big Apple (“Union Spat Clouds School Project,” 5/3/10).
The New School is planning to build a $215 million classroom and dormitory building on the corner of 14th Street and Fifth Avenue, but the Painters Union DC 9 is blocking [...]

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AP: DOL N.H. PLA SNAFU

November 13, 2009 – 11:38 am

Here’s a Friday recap of the alphabet soup of media coverage of the recent news surrounding the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) decision to cancel its solicitation for bids to construct a new Job Corps Center in Manchester, N.H. under a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA).
The DOL’s Job Corps Center PLA was believed to be the [...]

By BenBrubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Associated Press, DOL, Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Manchester, New Hampshire, New York Times, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, PLAs Increase Costs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Senator Gregg, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (1)