Mandatory Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) and outdated Davis-Bacon wage regulations inhibit competitive bidding in favor of union contractors, leading to unnecessarily increased costs for taxpayers. Moreover, 96% of Virginia construction workers have chosen not to belong to a union, yet under an Obama Executive Order, Washington is using mandatory PLAs to impose union work rules on federal constr…uction contracts, resulting in many public projects in Virginia being awarded to contractors from other States. Like and Share this article if you agree that we should put an end to the mandatory Project Labor Agreements that waste taxpayers’ money and harm the ability of Virginia non-union workers to get employment on public projects.
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