Defense Department Announces It Will Not Prohibit Firms from Voluntarily Entering into a Project Labor Agreement Even as it Drops a Biden-Era Mandate that Required the Agreement for Most Projects
The Associated General Contractors of America’s chief executive officer, Jeffrey Shoaf, issued the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Department of Defense memorandum revising prior language, following entreaties from the association, clarifying that it will neither prohibit firms from voluntarily engaging in project labor agreements nor require them on its projects:
“From day one we have taken the approach that project labor agreements should neither be mandated nor prohibited as a condition for completing any type of federal construction project. The decision to enter into a project labor agreement is something that should be made without government interference. exclusively by the employer and its employees.
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