What is a project labor agreement, and why are public officials in California so fond of them? For example, take Proposition 2. This statewide measure is a $10 billion bond for construction and ...

As a former president of the local building trades council, and current business manager and financial secretary of the Plumbers & Pipefitters Union, Local #104 in western Massachusetts, I can tell ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Common Council is considering a requirement for the city to consider “project labor agreements” on all capital projects with more than $1 million in labor costs. Robert Dennison, ...

With the goal of building a fire headquarters in San Geronimo by the end of 2028, Marin County is experimenting with new approaches to the building’s construction. In June, supervisors approved the ...

With tariffs, market volatility, and mass government layoffs dominating headlines lately, much of our national economic discourse has centered around whether public policies and investments are ...

SPRINGFIELD — Local governments would be able to mandate that their infrastructure projects use unionized labor thanks to an amendment in the Massachusetts House of Representatives’ version of the ...

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WATSONVILLE — How the city of Watsonville funds construction projects could see some changes in the future, as the City Council will consider a resolution to amend its project labor agreement ...