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ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Opposes USACE Government-Mandated PLA

Recently, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ sent a letter opposing the possible use of a project labor agreement (PLA) mandate posted by the for the . ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ has sent over 80 letters to federal agencies opposing PLA mandates and bid preferences during the Obama Administration, most in response to agency announcements that a PLA mandate or preference was under consideration for a particular project or an anticipated set of projects in a particular area. Of those, only one PLA mandate has been issued to date. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ neither supports nor opposes contractors’ voluntary use of PLAs on government projects, but strongly opposes any government mandate for contractors’ use of PLAs. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ is committed to free and open competition for publicly funded work, and believes that the lawful labor relations policies and practices of private construction contractors should not be a factor in a government agency’s selection process. To view ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ efforts opposing government mandated PLAs, . For more information, please contact Jimmy Christianson at 703-837-5325 or christiansonj@agc.org.Ìý