Published: August 13, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., federal contract, nonunion, project-labor agreement, Superior, union
Comments: 1
Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
As a national argument rages over project-labor agreements on federal contracts, the city of Superior, which approved similar rules last year, is applying them to projects without much fuss.
The same dispute often pops up when government officials talk about PLAs: Unions claim the agreements will save money on contracts, and nonunion contractors retort [...]
Published: August 5, 2009
Tags: Add new tag, Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., National Labor Relations Board, nonunion, organizing, poster, union, worker rights
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Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
A proposed federal rule requiring job site posters that outline a worker’s right to join a union will have little effect if nobody reads the signs.
According to the poster written by the Department of Labor, workers have the right to join a union and, when off the clock, to attend rallies or distribute union [...]
Published: July 14, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., Obama, project-labor agreement, union
Comments: 4
Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
Federal project-labor agreement rules released Tuesday established the battle line between national groups that applaud the law and those that argue it cripples fair competition.
The U.S. Building & Construction Trades Department on Tuesday hailed the rules as a big step toward creating more training opportunities and funneling workers into union programs.
Yet the Associated Builders [...]
Published: June 16, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., Davis-Bacon, nonunion, prevailing wage, project-labor agreement, union
Comments: 3
Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
A delay in enacting the federal government’s support of project-labor agreements on contracts is frustrating some unions and giving nonunion builders a short respite.
President Barack Obama on Feb. 6 signed an order lifting the federal government’s ban of PLAs on federal projects worth more than $25 million. The order gave federal agencies until [...]
Published: June 12, 2009
Tags: Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., federal bill, Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council, nonunion, salt, union
Comments: 1
Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
Nonunion contractors are backing a federal bill that would protect them from hiring union organizers.
But even if the bill becomes law, those contractors still must navigate the rough legal waters of proving an applicant’s true intention.
Current law does not let company officials ask job applicants if they are union organizers who want to [...]
