The Maryland Coalition for Fairness and Open Competition is a Maryland coalition dedicated to advocating against the use of mandated PLAs on state public works projects that steer taxpayer-funded public works contracts to union-signatory contractors, granting union workers a monopoly on jobs and contracts, as well as raising taxpayer costs.
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Get the Facts About Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements
Why Mandated PLAs Are Wrong for Maryland
- Costly and Prone to Delays
- Excludes and Hurts Minority-Owned Businesses and Workers
- Leaves Maryland Workers Behind
- 9 out of 10 Construction Industry Employees Are Non-Union
BY THE NUMBERS
20
PLAs typically increase the cost of construction by 12% to 20%
10
Record low of the construction workforce that belongs to a union
34
Typical amount of worker’s take-home pay effectively stolen from them to cover union dues/benefits/pension fund
8
Construction workers were not members of a union in 2023 nationwide