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Project labor agreements up for debate again in Congress (access required)

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: April 5,2011

A U.S. House bill that would prohibit the federal government from requiring contractors to use project labor agreements for some federal projects seemed to be dead earlier this year. But now the resurrected legislation is gaining momentum. After failing to become attached to a bill package in February, the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act, or [...]


Government gains, contractors lose (access required)

By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 26,2010

Desperate times call for desperate measures for most contractors. Bids for Charlotte city bond projects are coming in as low as half of engineers’ estimates, saving the city an estimated average of 20 to 40 percent on projects overall, said Jim Schumacher, assistant to the city manager. That might be good news for taxpayers, who [...]