| AGC of America recently shared the below linked memo regarding the new Project Labor Agreement Executive Order for Federal Contractors. Jimmy Christianson, vice president of government relations ensured AGC chapter staff members in his note that AGC of America will rigorously explore every possibly avenue—including legal options—to push back against this E.O.Over the course of several years and in preparation for this EO, AGC of America engaged in a Construction Advocacy Fund-financed lawsuit to obtain data on federal agencies’ use of government-mandated PLAs under the Obama-Biden Administration and its 2009 PLA EO. There the association uncovered a host of data relating to the U.S. Department of Defense construction agencies (the Army Corps and Naval Facilities Engineering Command)—which perform the lion’s share of federal construction.That data revealed among other things:Career contacting officials REJECTED PLA mandates for construction projects 99.4% of the time, citing, among other things, that PLA-mandates: would not improve the economy or efficiency of the procurement; were not necessary to avert labor unrest; or were not necessary to mitigate risk of labor shortages.Here is a summary analysis from AGC of America is included here.Additional resources/policies from AGC of America on government-mandated PLAs are provided below. AGC of America’s Website on its Opposition to Government-Mandated Project Labor AgreementsAGC Guidebook: Government Mandated Labor Agreements in Public Construction: Their History and Factors to ConsiderHow Government Mandates for Project Labor Agreements Hurt Union ContractorsHow Government Mandates for Project Labor Agreements Hurt Open-Shop Contractors |