Pennsylvania

Skilled union carpenters are the backbone of projects covered by project labor agreements. No Statute. Strict Bidding Rules. A Clear Standard for Getting It Right. Project labor agreements in Pennsylvania operate without a statewide statute, which means the [...]

A project administrator reviews workforce, contractor and compliance data for construction covered by a project labor agreement. PLA report standards turn project records into public evidence A PLA report is a document that tracks how a project labor [...]

Building trades leaders back Pennsylvania's new data center rules and name project labor agreements as the workforce standard Data center PLAs have a new set of allies in Pennsylvania. In an Aug. 26 release from Gov. Josh Shapiro's office, the [...]

Erie is the fifth most populous city in Pennsylvania. Erie Events plans to build labor agreements into its $14 million bayfront market house project to ensure union and minority hiring. Erie Events has taken its pitch for a [...]

Josh Siegel has rolled out a sweeping governing blueprint that includes a clear commitment to using project labor agreements on public works projects. According to a report in The Morning Call (read the original coverage here), Siegel’s 33-page “Transition Strategy [...]

The executive order is an iteration of similar ones signed by Parker's predecessors, and is supported by the building trades unions that have been among the mayor's most important political backers. Related guide: Project labor agreements in Pennsylvania: what the [...]