Tag: Project Labor Agreements
Biden rule mandates Project Labor Agreements on major federal building projects
Washington – President Joe Biden and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su on Dec. 18 announced a new game-changing federal rule that, according to the...
Project Labor Agreements, still the answer
By ANDREW MEREDITH
President, California
Construction Trades Council
When it comes to delivering projects on time and on budget, it is widely proven that engaging union workers...
Bricklayers’ Boland: Democratic presidential hopefuls all back key building trades issues
By MARK GRUENBERG
PAI Staff Writer
New Orleans (PAI) — Every Democratic presidential hopeful has already told construction union leaders they support key building trades issues,...
Pritzker begins new era in Illinois by pushing Labor’s agenda
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – On his first day in office, Jan. 14, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued orders and signed bills designed...
Republicans using preemption laws to stop local governments from improving the...
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
A recent wave of anti-worker preemption laws have swept across the country in the last decade striking down local government efforts to...
Missouri AFL-CIO tracking more than 130 bills attacking workers
By SHERI GASSAWAY
Correspondent
As if passage of the phony “right-to-work” (for less) law wasn’t a big enough blow to Missouri workers, Republican legislators are...