Mandatory Union-Only PLA’s in the Bay State?
Big Labor politicians in Boston are now tripping over themselves to scuttle future legal challenges to union-only PLA’s in Massachusetts.
Big labor threw the kitchen sink in the fight to prevent Republicans from gaining a majority in Congress but there are still two dozen Republican members who seem prepared to carry the water for the union bosses.
When freshman Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH) offered an amendment to end anti-competitive Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal funded projects, 26 Republicans voted against his amendment. The list of opponents include the usual suspects like Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Rep. Don Young (R-AK) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) — long-time supporters of the big labor. But shockingly, others like Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA) and Rep. Thad McCotter (R-MI) voted with the union bosses.
If Republicans are serious about ending deficits, shutting the spigot of taxpayer dollars to big labor would be a good place to start. Unfortunately, two dozen Republicans don’t seem to have the fortitude to get the job done
Big Labor politicians in Boston are now tripping over themselves to scuttle future legal challenges to union-only PLA’s in Massachusetts.
Comments argue against Biden rule that mandates PLA's since it discriminates against most non-union American contruction workers
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