Article posted February 10, 2009

Project Labor Agreement Law signed by Obama!
Obama Adds Union-Only PLA's to Federal Construction Contracts, Denying You the Ability to Work on Contracts Funded with YOUR Tax Dollars!

President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that gives Federal contracting agencies the discretion to require union-only project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal contracts.

This means that 84% of the construction workforce cannot work on these federal contracts because they are exercising their right (as protected by the National Labor Relations Act) to not join a union.

The president also overturned Executive Order 13202, which had been signed by President George W. Bush mandating neutrality in government contracting.

IEC continues to analyze this new executive order, though the full scope of this executive order will not be known until the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council finalizes the accompanying regulations.

To read the new executive order in its entirety, click here.

To read IEC's letter to Congress, regarding the new executive order, click here.

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

Write Congress. Visit IECVotes.com and contact your U.S. Representative and Senators.

Write a letter to the editor of your local paper explaining to your fellow citizens how PLAs discriminate against merit shop employers and employees.
Talk to your employees because this impacts them, too. If PLAs are damaging to your business, then they are damaging to your employees.

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