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Percentage of Construction Industry Workers in a Union Continues to Decline

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/4/2024

According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis, the percentage of construction workers who belong to a union dropped to a record low of 10.7 percent in 2023. This is the latest in a generational shift. Over the...more

2024 Labor & Employment Law Updates for the Construction Industry

Snell & Wilmer on 2/16/2024

The New Year often means new labor and employment laws for the construction industry, 2024 is no exception. Federal agencies have been especially active. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, the National Labor...more

Contractor Alert: Biden Requires PLAs for Large Construction Projects

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/8/2022

President Biden’s latest Executive Order (EO), signed Friday, mandates U.S. agencies to require the use of project labor agreements (PLA) on large federal construction projects. PLAs are collective bargaining agreements...more

Exercise Caution With Mandated Construction Project Labor Agreements

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/30/2021

A project labor agreement (PLA) is a type of collective bargaining agreement that covers multiple unionized trades working on a single defined project. While advocates emphasize the advantages of PLAs, construction owners and...more

Proposed Project Labor Agreement in Baltimore Opposed by Large Companies, Minority Construction Contractors

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/27/2020

An effort by several Baltimore City Councilmembers to mandate project labor agreements (PLAs) for certain large city contracts has triggered strong opposition from the city’s contracting community. Although there is often...more

Jersey City’s PLA Ordinance Found Preempted by NLRA and ERISA and Void Ab Initio

Genova Burns LLC on 7/7/2017

On June 15 U.S. District Court Judge Wigenton determined that Jersey City’s ordinance, in effect since 2007 and providing for tax abatements for real estate developers that sign Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) is preempted by...more

With the Election (Mercifully) Behind Us, What Will a Trump Administration Mean for Employers?

Littler on 11/10/2016

The 2016 Presidential election was arguably the most contentious, unpredictable, and politically polarizing race in this nation's history. The contours of the electoral map changed by the hour in the days leading up to...more

Third Circuit Deals Blow to Jersey City Ordinance Requiring PLAs on Privately Funded Projects in Exchange for Tax Abatements

Genova Burns LLC on 9/27/2016

Jersey City’s Municipal Code offers real estate developers generous tax exemptions that are designed to spur the City’s economic growth, but the tax incentives have strings attached. Specifically, to receive a tax exemption,...more

Federal Court Upholds Louisiana Ban on Project Labor Agreements

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/1/2015

A federal court in the Eastern District of Louisiana recently ruled that Louisiana’s ban on project labor agreements on public works projects was neither unconstitutional nor preempted by the National Labor Relations Act...more

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