PLAs require project owners and contractors negotiate with unions.
Not exact matches
PLAs typically
require 85 percent of workers be hired from union halls, which often means open - shop contractors won't bid, since they can't use their own employees.
The state's Labor Law gives state agencies and public authorities broad discretion to
require bidders to enter into project labor agreements (
PLAs), essentially collective bargaining agreements with groups of labor unions.
Behind the policy debate lies the basic fact that if
PLAs actually delivered reliable cost savings, there'd be no need to
require them.
Starting May 13, federal agencies can
require PLAs on projects that receive more than $ 25 million in federal money.
It also amended the bidding criteria to
require contractors have past experience handling
PLAs.