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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
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PLA Language Withdrawn from Benner & Forest Prison Projects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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Tagged Construction, Graterford Prison, Merit, open shop, PLA, Rendell
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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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