Case: Labor Relations/Project Labor Agreements (E.D. Pa.)

A federal district court in Pennsylvania granted in part and denied in part cross-motions for summary judgment by Road-Con, Inc. and other construction contractors challenging a project labor agreement regime against the city of Philadelphia, the United Steelworkers, USW Local 15024 and the Pennsylvania Heavy and Highway Contractors Bargaining Association. The construction contractors alleged the PLAs violated their First Amendment rights to refrain from joining a union, their equal protection rights and rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1981; the city’s executive orders and PLAs violated state and local competitive bidding law. Because the contractors and their employees were never compelled ...