Biden signs executive order requiring project labor agreements for federal construction projects over $35M

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President Biden signed an executive order Friday that would require certain federal construction projects to use project labor agreements (PLA’s). PLAs set standards for wages and other conditions with a labor organization prior to a project. Biden touted the move as a way to reduce costs and improve efficiency, although some have argued that PLAs increase costs.Friday’s executive order came as part of a broader pledge by Biden to help unions as president. “I promised you you’d have a union president. And I am,” Biden said in a speech to Ironworkers Local 5 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. President Biden and the White House COVID-19 Response Team participate in a virtual call with the National Governors Association from the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House Complex Dec. 27, 2021. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images / Getty Images)The order applies to projects over $35 million and, according to the White House, could affect $262 billion in federal contracting. It requires projects to involve an agreement with one or …

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