PLA Benefits

Apprentices and experienced tradespeople work together on a public construction project with community workforce goals. EAS Carpenters connect community benefits of PLAs to workforce systems Community benefits of PLAs are measurable local outcomes a project labor agreement can [...]

Union carpenters bring skill and training to every project built under a project labor agreement. More Bids. No Stoppages. One Set of Rules. Less Rework. Do PLAs save money? The research says yes, and the savings show up [...]

Project labor agreements set one standard for every worker on the job. Wages. Benefits. Safety. Training. All Set Before the First Shift. Are PLAs good for workers? The research answer is yes, and the reason is structural. Project [...]

Skilled union tradespeople at work on a construction project. Union labor and BlackRock strike a deal on AI-driven construction hiring PLA data center jobs are poised to grow after BlackRock Inc. signed an agreement with organized labor to [...]

A new study found union-signatory contractors completed public construction projects faster while maintaining better control of project costs than non-union contractors. New research found union-signatory contractors delivered projects faster while keeping cost increases significantly lower. A new study [...]

Every year thousands of union carpenters across the Eastern U.S. work under PLAs. The Claims. The Counterclaims. The Evidence. Project labor agreements pros and cons get argued in council chambers and comment sections across the country, often with more heat [...]

Millwrights work at the Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters Technical Center in Edison, N.J. Roosevelt Institute fact sheet finds 54 percent of major DOE clean energy funding went to work covered by project labor agreements Project labor agreements were [...]

Project Labor Agreements help ensure public construction projects are completed on time, on budget and by a skilled, certified workforce. Delawareans deserve good jobs, fair wages and to be included in the building of the “First State.” However, [...]

Union carpenters and other skilled labor tradespeople working in and around Pittsburgh. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors showed restraint and good governance by choosing to study project labor agreements rather than bowing to pressure from anti-union [...]

Working with communities to develop energy or other projects can help developers deliver on-time and on-budget, and with a strong foundation of local support. Sameera Fazili, Pronita Gupta and Doug Bloch run the Ramp Up initiative, which helps companies, labor [...]