What the Requirement for Project Labor Agreements Means for Federal Construction Projects

What the requirement for project labor agreements means for federal construction projects

Interview transcript: Terry Gerton: We’re going to talk about Project Labor Agreements. Can you start by helping us understand what they are and when they get applied in federal projects? William Messenger: Sure, a Project Labor Agreement, often called a PLA, the acronym, is when the government requires that all contractors on a particular project be a party to a union collective bargaining agreement. So it basically requires the project to be …

White House says it supports PLAs - NW Labor Press

Trump is keeping intact a Biden executive order that requires project labor agreements on federal construction projects over $35 million.