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Graterford Prison Project to be Rebid
Under the Commonwealth’s new administration, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) has decided to rebid the $400 million Graterford Prison Project. This is great news for the merit construction industry because the move eliminates the anti-competitive government mandated project labor … Continue reading
Montco Correctional Facility Bids Awarded
Last week, Montgomery County Commissioners unanimously awarded a combined $21.5 million worth of construction contracts for the county’s correctional facility expansion project. Of the five contracts awarded, four went to open shop contractors, all ABC Members. Contracts awarded to Merit contractors … Continue reading
Stephen Worth of Worth and Company testifies in D.C. against Union Favoritism
ABC member Stephen Worth, president and CEO of Worth and Company, Inc., Pipersville, Pa., testified this week at a forum in the U.S. House of Representatives that was examining the preferential treatment big labor is receiving by the Obama administration … Continue reading
Republican Policy Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Ban PLAs
ABC Members and union officials testified on House Bill 2010 that would prohibit the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on state funded construction projects. ABC testimony focused on the fact that PLAs discriminate against qualified Merit Contractors and result … Continue reading
Bias at the Big House
The September 30 issue of the Philadelphia Daily News printed a great editorial by John Macklin, president of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors and VP of the association’s northeast region. The op-ed piece, titled “Bias … Continue reading
Happy Labor Day – PLA on Graterford Prison officially announced
We should be offended that the PA Department of General Services chose Labor Day weekend to announce that the $400 million construction project at Graterford Prison in Skippack, PA will be built using a union-only Project Labor Agreement (PLA). This … Continue reading
PLA Language Withdrawn from Benner & Forest Prison Projects
It has been brought to our attention that the Department of General Services (DGS) may be aware of the implications a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) may have on the proposed prison projects in Pa. According to their website, the following … Continue reading
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Stop Discriminatory Practices at Graterford Prison
There is a new PLA (project labor agreement) in our region. The PA Department of General Services (DGS) and Gov. Rendell have decided that the $400 million addition to the Graterford Prison in Montgomery County will be built using only … Continue reading
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Tagged Construction, Graterford Prison, Merit, open shop, PLA, Rendell
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