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Baltimore’s proposed PLA would require contractors to hire their workforce through union halls, shutting out 90 percent of Maryland’s construction workforce

Baltimore’s spending board approved a deal imposing union hiring rules and wages for several city contracts Wednesday, despite warnings from a coalition of contractors who argued the agreement is illegal.

The Baltimore Board of Estimates approved a labor deal Wednesday that Mayor Brandon Scott said will prioritize local hiring and expand apprenticeship opportunities for construction employees, but not before some…

A project labor agreement, which is a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement between project owners and labor organizations, could be coming to Charles County for commercial and industrial projects that exceed…

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill that the ABC California chapters have been fighting for months. In its original form, SB 984 would have mandated PLAs on any and…

Dear Chairman Mendelson: I support the Council's commitment to establishing fair and equitable terms of employment on District-funded construction projects. However, before passing Bill 25-469, the Revised Project Labor Agreement…

Labor provisions could scuttle agreement just as construction contract was ready for signing.

The truth is the minority community is greatly underrepresented in union construction. The majority of construction in Maryland…is built by merit shop workers.

A debate has arisen over the use of PLAs on the construction of six new schools—but PLAs, which require union construction crews, are not the solution for Prince George’s County.

The news came to the visible frustration of some board members who have supported efforts to use project-specific collective bargaining agreements for some county contracts.