The House of Representatives today failed—on a vote of —to pass ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½-supported legislation that would block further implementation of President Obama’s 2009 encouraging federal agencies to consider government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on construction projects. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, along with other industry allies, to support this initiative and will continue to advocate against government-mandated PLAs.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ neither supports nor opposes contractors’ voluntary use of PLAs on government projects, but strongly opposes any government mandate for use of PLAs. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ has sent over 100 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.
For more information, please contact Jimmy Christianson at christiansonj@agc.org or (703) 837-5325.