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Associated Builders and Contractors welcomed a decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that ruled in favor of an ABC federal contractor member challenging former President Joe Biden’s project labor agreement mandate on federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more, as applied to a specific solicitation. This ruling continues a pattern of successful legal…
According to a September 2022 survey of ABC contractor members published today, 98% oppose President Biden’s proposed rule mandating project labor agreements on federal construction projects of $35 million or more. PLA schemes needlessly increase costs and exacerbate the construction industry’s skilled labor shortage because they exclude almost nine out of 10 workers from participating in these contracts. “The overwhelming opposition to PLA…
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to the release of new federal rules that will soon require procurement officials to impose project labor agreements for federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more: “Today’s proposed rules requiring procurement officials to impose project…
