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Project Labor Agreements (PLAs): What Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

This means contractors working on eligible projects should expect to pay more in labor and benefits and may have to enroll their workers with a union, even if they’re an open shop. A project labor agreement, or PLA, is a prehire collective bargaining agreement that sets the wages and benefits for all workers on a project.

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Deal of the Decade

Business Facilities

The RFP appears to be Boeing’s trump card aimed at breaking a long-running dispute with the Machinists union in Everett, WA, Boeing’s long-time production hub and current home to its 777 assembly line. Industry analysts view the RFP as a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock and bring the union back to the bargaining table.

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How efficient, collaborative construction boosts speed to market

The Korte Company

The challenge is amplified if those providers are protected by labor unions. Even if construction is completed ahead of time, owners aren’t likely to rush into a new space in violation of collective bargaining agreements. The Design-Build method eliminates the roadblocks and rivalries of traditional design-bid-build construction.