Rep. Nancy Mace, U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st District | Official U.S. House headshot
Rep. Nancy Mace, U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 1st District | Official U.S. House headshot
(Washington, D.C., June 21, 2024) — Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) will hold a hearing titled "Stifling Competition and Inflating Costs: The Biden Administration's Reckless Project Labor Agreement Mandate."
The hearing will examine the Biden Administration's mandate requiring companies engaged in federally-contracted construction work to submit to pre-hire collective bargaining agreements known as project labor agreements (PLAs). The objective is to highlight how this policy impacts worker freedom, increases costs for taxpayers, and hinders fair competition in government contracting.
"The Biden Administration’s project labor agreement mandate is a radical departure from normal competitive contracting procedures,” said Chairwoman Mace. “When the Obama Administration pressed federal agencies to mandate PLAs, they overwhelmingly chose not to do so since PLAs raise taxpayer costs by reducing bids and imposing cumbersome union work rules. The Biden Administration is now doubling down by making PLAs mandatory. This Administration clearly has no qualms about using the federal contracting process and taxpayer dollars to bestow favors on political allies and intervene in employee relations at private firms instead of enabling fair and open competition for federal contract work.”
Implemented in January, the mandate discriminates against non-unionized construction workers and firms due to requirements such as hiring through a union hiring hall and adherence to union work rules.
Hearing Details:
Subject: Cutting Competition in Contracting: The Administration’s Pricey Project Labor Agreement Mandate
Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building
Witnesses:
- Ben Brubeck, Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
- Glenn P. Ledet Jr., Executive Director, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
- Aric Dreher, Vice President and General Manager, Cianbro
This hearing is open to the public or can be watched live on Mace.House.Gov/media/hearings. For media inquiries please contact Gabrielle.Lipsky@mail.house.gov.
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