After hiatus, the PLA may be back ...
The Project Labor Agreement has been out of favor for a while on the federal and state level. Sure, there are a few here and there in...
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- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
Union official: 'PLAs aren't in the best interest of taxpayers'
This took guts. A construction union official is publicly calling for the elimination of union-only project labor agreements. He says...
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- Sep 14, 2020
- 6 min
Please, Pawtucket Pass on PLAs
The following is the text of a letter sent Sept. 14 to the Pawtucket, RI, school committee arguing against the imposition of a union-only...
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- Jul 17, 2020
- 1 min
Affordable Housing Loses - Again
The PLA-burdened Winthop Tower project has stalled and developers are scaling way back. As a result, the city has lost $26 million in...
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- Jul 14, 2020
- 2 min
'PLAs have been anything but a benefit to the community'
The Merit Construction Alliance has long held that project labor agreements discriminate against non-union construction workers by...
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- Jul 9, 2020
- 2 min
Kennedy, Markey Embrace PLAS that 'harm nonunion African American firms and construction workers'
It's easy to understand the political expedience for left-leaning politicians to embrace organized labor and project labor agreements...
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- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
Four-Step Plan to Reopen
Safety Standards Will Guide Four-Phase Reopening [Story Developing] The first wave of businesses shuttered by the COVID-19 pandemic could...
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- May 5, 2020
- 3 min
MCA's Input to MA Reopening Advisory Board
The state's Reopening Advisory Board is inviting public comment on four key questions here. "On April 28, Governor Baker announced the...
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- Mar 26, 2020
- 1 min
State Issues Guide for Working Safely During COVID-19 Crisis
While Governor Baker has identified construction as an essential service during the state of emergency, contractors are taking steps to...
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- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Construction is an essential service
A review of Governor Baker's list of COVID-19 Essential Services, issued March 23, 2020, shows construction is considered an essential...
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 3 min
Cambridge Joins Boston to Stop Construction
Cambridge, Mass., has followed Boston in banning construction during the state of emergency. Nationwide, Boston was the fist to stop...
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- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
Favoritism At the Expense of Affordable Housing
Developers who bend to pressure to build union-only on private projects are costing the state opportunities to add affordable housing at...
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- Feb 10, 2020
- 1 min
Study: CT Taxpayers Pay Million$ More for PLA School Construction
Connecticut taxpayers overpaid by many millions of dollars for public school construction between 2001 and 2019 because of so-called...
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- Jan 31, 2020
- 2 min
The Cost of Construction: Price Increases on Worcester Ballpark
As if the City of Worcester needed another reason to reject calls for union-only construction of the new ballpark and surrounding...
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- Jan 28, 2020
- 2 min
Higher Cap Adds Flexibility at School Building Authority
The state can now invest $800 million in school construction annually, thanks to new legislation signed by Gov. Charlie Baker. All...
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- Sep 18, 2019
- 1 min
The True Cost of PLAs Keeps Adding Up: New Jersey Taxpayers Fleeced for $565M
"In sum, the evidence that PLAs have increased the cost of school construction in New Jersey since 2002 is strong. Out of the 107 total...
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- Feb 4, 2019
- 1 min
Merit Shops Gain Percentage of Mass. Construction Workforce in 2018
The only reliable source (we know of) for non-union vs. union employment data in the state's construction industry is out with the 2018...
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- Dec 7, 2018
- 1 min
Construction Unions Dominate Top 10 in PAC Contributions
Source: Office of Campaign and Political Finance Five of the top 10 Massachusetts political action committees active in the 2018...
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- Nov 24, 2018
- 1 min
United Auto Workers Hires Merit Shops
With Union Bids 'Too High,' UAW Turns to Open Shop Contractors When the United Auto Workers needed to build a lakefront home for its...
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- Sep 5, 2018
- 3 min
A Level Playing Field for Worcester's Ballpark Construction
The employees of Greater Worcester’s merit shop contractors are a true community resource. They are skilled, licensed and well...
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