WSJ Editorial Blasts Obama Gift to Big Labor, Calls Project Labor Agreements “Crony Contracts”

Today’s Wall Street Journal editorial blasts President Obama’s pro-project labor agreement (PLA) Executive Order 13502 that was implemented into federal procurement regulations thanks to the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council’s final rule issued yesterday (“Crony Contracts. Want federal business? Better be a union shop.” 4/14).
This editorial is one for the ages. Let’s hope federal agencies and their [...]

An Ailing Process Indeed

Wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) continue to garner public attention in Indiana, as Wishard Health Services prepares to go forward with a PLA on approximately $750 million in hospital renovations at their Marion County facility.
The latest PLA-related story titled, “An Ailing Process,” comes courtesy of the January 24 Indianapolis Star.
Here are the highlights:
At [...]

Independent Study Finds PLAs Increase Construction Costs

A TruthAboutPLAs.com reader sent us a June 2009 study conducted by property and construction consulting firm Rider Levett Bucknall prepared for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Construction and Facilities Management.   The VA hired this firm to evaluate the cost impact of project labor agreements (PLAs) in various markets where the VA [...]

Project Labor Agreement Wrong For Aurora

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 [...]

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