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USACE PLA Survey for New Mexico’s Kirtland Air Force Base Construction Due Aug. 30 26 Aug 2013 | 08:33 pm
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Albuquerque District is soliciting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of a government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) on a ...
U.S. Department of Labor’s New Hampshire Job Corps Center to Break Ground Today without a Project Labor Agreement Scheme 20 Aug 2013 | 08:10 pm
The fight for fair and open competition in federal contracting will reach an important milestone today. This afternoon’s groundbreaking for the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Manchester, N.H., Job ...
Connecticut: A Cautionary Tale 20 Aug 2013 | 12:56 am
There was an outstanding op-ed published in Forbes magazine in early August that warrants highlighting. In an opinion piece titled, “How Did Rich Connecticut Morph into One of America’s Worst Perform...
$1 Billion Airport Expansion in San Diego More Evidence that the Merit Shop Works 14 Aug 2013 | 09:38 pm
The merit shop construction community in Southern California again demonstrated this week they can create value for taxpayers without wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs). On T...
National Black Chamber of Commerce Blasts Lack of Diversity in Construction Trade Unions 29 Jul 2013 | 10:25 pm
Earlier this month, the National Black Chamber of Commerce penned an open letter to U.S. Representative Marica Fudge, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, claiming construction unions have “consis...
North Carolina Becomes 18th State to Ban PLA Mandates on Taxpayer-Funded Projects 18 Jul 2013 | 01:28 am
North Carolina is the latest state to say “NO” to wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreement (PLA) mandates. Today, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory (R) signed H.B. 110 into law, which wi...
NAVFAC Project Labor Agreement Surveys for Two U.S. Naval Academy Building Facade Renovations Due July 24 17 Jul 2013 | 07:23 pm
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington office is requesting comments from the construction community addressing potential government-mandated project labor agreements...
NAVFAC Project Labor Agreement Survey Responses for Two Hawaii Projects Due July 18 15 Jul 2013 | 06:28 pm
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific Acquisition Department is requesting comments from the construction community addressing potential government-mandated project lab...
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Airfield Project Labor Agreement Survey Due July 12 12 Jul 2013 | 01:41 am
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District is requesting comments from the construction community addressing a potential government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for a large-s...
USACE Project Labor Agreement Survey Responses For Delaware River Dredging Project Due July 16 11 Jul 2013 | 08:02 pm
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District is requesting comments from the construction community addressing a potential government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) for a lar...
