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PLAs’ Long Strange Trip Under the Biden and Trump Administrations and What It Means for Contractors Today

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Between Biden’s “most pro-union president ever” term and Trump’s recent federal policy changes done more by chainsaw than scalpel, Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) have endured a tumultuous path recently. Used primarily on...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Trump, Court Actions Curtail Union Involvement in Federal Contracts

Federal contractors spent the past three years navigating executive mandates limiting their ability to select their own workforces after being awarded a large federal service contract. These mandates also required them to use...more

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Oregon Governor's Executive Order Regarding Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for State Construction Projects

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued Executive Order No. 24-31, titled "Establishing Project Labor Agreements[1] for State Construction Projects" ("EO 24-31" or "Order"), on December 18, 2024. On December 31, 2024, the...more

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Court Finds Project Labor Agreement Mandate Unlawful

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Judge Ryan T. Holte of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled on Jan. 19, 2025, in favor of federal contractors who challenged a requirement to enter into a collective bargaining agreement with labor organizations regarding...more

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Federal Contractors Get Relief from PLA and DEI Requirements

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This past week, employers received two reprieves from mandatory conditions before winning federal contracts. On January 21, 2025, Federal Claims Court Judge Ryan T. Holte ruled that President Biden’s 2022 Executive Order that...more

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U.S. Court of Federal Claims Finds Project Labor Agreements Violate the Competition in Contracts Act

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On January 21, 2025, Judge Ryan T. Holte of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a decision finding now former-President Biden’s February 4, 2022, Executive Order 14063 (EO) and the resulting Federal Acquisition...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order Directing Agencies to Prioritize Pro-Union and Union Neutrality Policies

On September 6, 2024, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Investing in America and Investing in American Workers (the “Order”), that, among other things, aims to provide “incentives for federally assisted projects...more

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4 Answers for Federal Construction Contractors Facing New Collective Bargaining Rules

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Certain federal construction contractors and subcontractors should take the time now to review new labor requirements impacting most large-scale federal construction projects. A final rule, which the Biden administration...more

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The Labor Law Insider: Project Labor Agreements Part II

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In Part Two of this discussion regarding the impact of the Executive Order, we explore how this requirement of PLAs for construction agreements greater than $35 million may indeed be another avenue that unions might use to...more

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Project Labor Agreements on Large Scale Federal Construction Contracts

On February 4, 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order 14063, which requires federal agencies engaging in “large scale” federal construction contracts to include in their solicitation and construction contracts a...more

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Project Labor Agreements on Large-Scale Federal Construction Projects Required by Executive Order

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A project labor agreement (PLA) will be required prior to awarding federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more to any construction contractors and subcontractors under the Executive Order on Use of Project...more

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Biden Executive Order Mandates Union Agreements for Federal Construction Projects of $35 Million or More

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On February 4, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order that mandates the use of project labor agreements (“PLAs”) on federal construction projects valued at or above $35 million. PLAs are pre-hire collective...more

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Labor or Bust? President Biden Orders Project Labor Agreements for Large Federal Construction Projects

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On February 4, 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order 14063 ("EO") requiring the use of project labor agreements for large federal construction projects. The EO requires that a contractor or subcontractor proposing to...more

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Biden Administration Executive Order Requires Project Labor Agreements with Unions on Certain Federal Construction Projects

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A project labor agreement (PLA) is a collective bargaining agreement between a contractor and the building trade union on a specific construction project. PLAs are negotiated before any workers are hired, and they establish...more

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Union Labor or Bust! Project Labor Agreements Now Required for Large Federal Construction Projects

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On February 4, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects, which mandates, with limited exceptions, that contractors and subcontractors working on federal...more

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Biden Administration Requires Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects

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On February 4, 2022, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order (“EO”) requiring project labor agreements (each a “PLA”) with unions on all federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more (defined in the EO as...more

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Contractor Alert: Biden Requires PLAs for Large Construction Projects

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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

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Beltway Buzz - February 2022

PLAs on the Way? President Joe Biden signed an executive order today requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) for all federal construction projects costing more than $35 million. Although the text of the order is not...more

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