According to a press release by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, in Boston Mass., a new poll of Massachusetts voters indicates the public opposes a key provision of typical PLAs.
A new survey conducted by the Suffolk University Political Research Center for the Beacon Hill Institute shows that 69% of Massachusetts voters oppose a requirement [...]
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Tagged Beacon Hill Institute, Boston Herald, David G. Tuerck, Executive Order 13502, Massachusetts, McGowan, pensions, PLA Basics, PLAs, PLAs Discriminate, Polls, Project Labor Agreements, The Public Opposes PLAs
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The Waterbury Republican American reported on 2/24/10 that two CT schools recently constructed under project labor agreements (PLAs) have suffered cost overruns, construction defects and missed construction deadlines.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRAST: Item: The $20.5 million Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School was finished late and came in 10 percent over budget. Today, it’s leaky, the climate-control system is faulty, the [...]
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Tagged Connecticut, Editorial, PLA victim, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Discriminate, PLAs Increase Costs, Project Labor Agreements, Republican American, School Construction, Union-only PLAs harm local workers, Waterbury
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TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has followed the Lake Champlain Bridge project labor agreement (PLA) controversy closely (”Update on Lake Champlain Bridge Project Labor Agreement Controversy,” 2/27 and “A Bridge to Government Waste and Discrimination,” 2/16).
The Plattsburgh, N.Y. Press Republican published an Op-Ed today opposing the Lake Champlain Bridge PLA by Becky Meinking, president of ABC Empire State (”Spoils system [...]
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Tagged Champlain Bridge, New York, Op-Ed, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, PLAs Increase Costs, Press Republican, Project Labor Agreements, Union-only PLAs harm local workers, Vermont
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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 [...]
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 [...]
January 12, 2010 – 10:52 am
Big Labor and their allies often claim that wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) guarantee that workers will be paid fair wages and ensure that contractors on covered projects follow the highest labor standards.
Nevertheless, the Taxpayers Accountability Project of Associated Builders and Contractors, California Cooperation Committee (ABC-CCC) found at least 56 violations of state [...]
By Andy Conlin
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Tagged ABC California, ABC-CCC, California, Milpitas, Milpitas Library, PLA Failures, PLA hypocrisy, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, Union-only PLAs harm local workers
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January 4, 2010 – 11:39 am
Ohio’s Tribune Chronicle today published an editorial critical of project labor agreements (PLAs) and Executive Order 13502 (”Workers Should Be Angry About Union Preference,” 1/4). Add it to the long list of newspapers across the country opposed to discriminatory and costly government-mandated PLAs.
Most construction workers are not members of labor unions. They should be angry [...]
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Tagged A.J. Celebrezze, Cleveland, dck North America, Editorial, Executive Order 13502, Federal Construction, Federal Contracting, GSA, Lafayette Building, Ohio, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Tribune Chronicle
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December 22, 2009 – 9:43 am
More and more people are starting to notice President Obama’s handout (Executive Order 13502) to the construction unions. This time, it is Glen Meakem. Mr. Meakem is an economic innovator, Gulf War veteran, Harvard graduate and a radio host on several stations in Pennsylvania – and he thinks PLAs are “morally offensive.”
Here is an excerpt from [...]
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Tagged Executive Order 13502, Gus Perea, keystone, Op-Ed, Pennsylvania, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, PLAs Increase Costs, President Obama, Radio Interview, Union-only PLAs harm local workers
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December 11, 2009 – 1:47 pm
Video from the Thursday, December 10 Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee hearing on the wasteful and discriminatory impact of project labor agreements (PLAs) and Representative John Bear’s H.B. 2010, “The Open Contracting Act,” that would prohibit PLAs on state and state-funded construction projects is now available.
Pennsylvania lawmakers, nonunion contractors, employees and other business groups and [...]
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Tagged Groups Opposed to PLAs, Hearing, PLA Video, PLAs, PLAs Discriminate, PLAs Increase Costs, Rep. Dick Stevenson, Rep. Jerry Stern, Rep. John Bear, Save the Endangered Species, State Legislation, Union Contractors Opposed to PLAs, Union-only PLAs harm local workers
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December 10, 2009 – 9:35 am
Yesterday the Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee held a hearing on project labor agreements (PLAs) and legislation (House Bill 2010, The Open Contracting Act) introduced by Reps. Stan Saylor (R-York) and John Bear (R-Lancaster) that would prohibit government-mandated PLAs on PA and PA-funded construction projects.
PA lawmakers, nonunion contractors, employees and other business groups and construction associations testified [...]
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Tagged Groups Opposed to PLAs, Hearing, Pennsylvania, PLA Video, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, PLAs Increase Costs, Project Labor Agreements, Rep. Dick Stevenson, Rep. Jerry Stern, Rep. John Bear, Rep. Matt Gabler, Save the Endangered Species, Saylor, State Legislation, Union Contractors Opposed to PLAs, Union-only PLAs harm local workers
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