Contractors file suit to block Kotek’s labor agreement order

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Contractors file suit to block Kotek’s labor agreement order

A coalition of construction contractors filed a lawsuit Friday challenging Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order that requires project labor agreements on most state projects. The lawsuit, filed in Marion County Circuit Court, comes after Kotek’s order drew strong backlash in the construction industry. The contractors allege Kotek “does not have the power” under the Oregon constitution to require project labor agreements on state projects, according…