So-called “project labor agreements,” or PLAs, effectively force nonunion companies wishing to participate in public works to impose union monopoly bargaining on their current employees and hire new workers through union boss-controlled hiring halls. (CREDIT: WWW.LABORISSUESSOLUTIONS.COM) Obama Edict Still Stacking…
So-called “project labor agreements,” or PLAs, effectively force nonunion companies wishing to participate in public works to impose union monopoly bargaining on their employees and hire new workers through union boss-controlled hiring halls. Image: www.LaborIssuesSolutions.com Back in February 2009, one…
A US Court of Appeals has ruled that Michigan’s ban on wasteful Project Labor Agreements is constitutional, dealing another blow to union lawyers.
The 2.8 million members and supporters of the National Right to Work Committee and many other like-minded Americans oppose union-only “project labor agreements” (or PLAs) on taxpayer-funded projects primarily because they force nonunion companies to impose union monopoly bargaining on…
Good news out of Georgia. State Bans on Government-Mandated PLA’s 2013 Gov. Nathan Deal signed S.B. 179, which prohibits government entities from requiring contractors to sign a project labor agreement (PLA) or other agreements with labor unions…
Lorain, Ohio is finding that union-only project labor agreements (PLAs) do not live up to union bosses’ promises. PLAs costs taxpayers both in taxes and time, estimates range from 31% to 60% increased costs on construction projects. Richard Payerchin from…
Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell is putting the interests of taxpayers first by firing a labor union activists from the board of directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). …
Our readers are well aware of costly and wasteful project labor agreements that eliminate competitive bidding on construction projects to ensure that the project pays a “union wage.” Members of the House were forced to decide on whether tax dollars…