February 9, 2009

The thin edge of the wedge

President Obama has just revoked Executive Order 13202 ending the principle of Free Association and naturally enough, builders are hopping mad as the Government is now
requiring contractors to sign union-only project labor agreements (PLAs) as a condition of performing work on federal and federally funded construction projects.

.."Union-only PLAs drive up costs for American taxpayers while unfairly discriminating against 84 percent of U.S. construction workers who choose not to join a labor union," added Pickerel. "All taxpayers should have the opportunity to compete fairly on any project funded by the federal government."