The White House budget office is pushing federal agencies to use union project labor agreements, an unexpected move that will be a major win for organized labor and continue a Biden-era policy.
In a memo to be sent to executive branch agencies Thursday, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said the Trump administration “supports the use of PLAs when those agreements are practicable and cost effective, and blanket deviations prohibiting the use of PLAs are precluded.”
Unions have alleged that some federal agencies haven’t been enforcing the PLA requirement.
“Over the last several months, some agencies have issued ...
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