Posts Tagged ‘Governor Bob McDonnell’

Feb
2012
16

GOP Obstructionism No Match for Public Interest as Dulles Metrorail Moves Forward with PLA

GOP Obstructionism No Match for Public Interest as Dulles Metrorail Moves Forward with PLA
The Virginia GOP has lost their losing battle with the public interest as, at long last, the second stage of the Dulles Metrorail extension will be built under a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). In a 20-19 vote (one Republican abstained), a bill that would have prevented the use of a PLA in “Right-to-Work” Virginia will ...
Feb
2012
2

Virginia, Not Satisfied With Being a Private Sector Wage-Crushing “Right-to-Work” State, Takes Aim at Safety, Wages, Diversity Standards on Construction Projects

Virginia Republicans look to further diminish the power of unions in the already-Right-to-Work Old Dominion with a bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday that would ban the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on any project that receives funding from the state. Although there is no specific language stating it, the move was implemented ...
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