Biden Cements Labor Agreement Rules for Federal Projects (1)

Federal construction contractors will soon have to negotiate pre-hire collective bargaining agreements with unions in order to work on large-scale federal infrastructure projects, under new requirements announced by Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and other Biden administration officials today.

A final rule released Monday by the General Services Administration effectuates President Joe Biden‘s executive order last year calling on federal agencies to require these project labor agreements for federal construction projects that cost more than $35 million. PLAs are negotiated with a union to set the terms and conditions for all workers on specific federal projects.

“This means that ...