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Project Labor Agreements establish clear workforce expectations before construction begins. A Clear Project Labor Agreement Framework Can Help Owners and Contractors Reduce Risk Before Work Begins Every construction project begins with optimism. For owners and contractors, Project Labor [...]

Study Finds PLAs Improve Workforce Access Without Raising Costs A new study finds project labor agreements, the pre-hire agreements that set wages, benefits, work rules and training standards for every contractor on a job, do not make public construction more [...]

PLAs give contractors more control over scheduling, labor supply and work rules What PLAs Include and When the Law Requires Them Project labor agreement requirements fall into two buckets: the provisions written into the agreements themselves and the [...]

Union carpenters bring skill and training to every project built under a project labor agreement. More Than 1,000 Public Projects Studied. No Cost Increase Found. Do PLAs raise costs? It is the first question public officials hear when [...]

How project labor agreements strengthen local hiring and the local economy Project labor agreements keep more of a project's jobs and dollars in the community where the work happens. Many project labor agreements include local-hire provisions and apprenticeship commitments that [...]

Union and non-union contractors work side by side on a jobsite governed by a project labor agreement. What the evidence shows about project labor agreements and competition Yes. Non-union contractors can bid on and work on projects covered [...]

A union welder during a ribbon-cutting ceremony and demonstration at Solid Platforms Inc.’s new manufacturing facility, Friday, January 16, 2026, in Johnstown, Pa. First study to measure PLA project duration finds 15% to 17% faster completion on public [...]

Union carpenters and other skilled labor tradespeople working. Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) play a central role in ensuring job security and stable working conditions for union construction workers — and a new report from NJ Business Magazine underscores [...]

A Mid-Hudson News letter argues project labor agreements help keep school construction projects on schedule, protect workers and safeguard taxpayer dollars. Mid-Hudson News writer says PLAs protect workers and taxpayers A recent Letter to the Editor published by [...]

JERSEY CITY, N.J. | New Jersey City University (NJCU) and the Hudson County Building and Construction Trades Council (HCBT) extended their historic Project Labor Agreement (PLA). Related guide: Project labor agreements in New Jersey: the law and the 2026 change [...]

PLAs and CWAs are powerful tools that help ensure federal investments are completed on time and on budget by well-qualified workers; support long-term labor stability The Biden administration has successfully passed its signature industrial investments with the Infrastructure Investment and [...]

What management policy attracts reliable talent, ensures meeting your project deadline, reduces conflict and boosts your bottom line? Consider a project labor agreement (PLA). What management policy attracts reliable talent, ensures meeting your project deadline, reduces conflict and boosts your [...]

Building and construction trades workers are one of the hardest hit groups in the nation’s job crisis, they need Project Labor Agreements. Building and construction trades workers are one of the hardest hit groups in the nation’s job crisis. Yet [...]