The Gateway Development Commission didn’t violate any law by including a project labor agreement in the contract for a portion of the Hudson Tunnel Project, a federal court in New Jersey said.
George Harms Construction Co. and a union member who represents employees alleged that use of the PLA prevented Harms from bidding on the contract for the P3 New Jersey Surface Alignment Project portion of the overall $16 billion project to improve the commuter rail infrastructure between New Jersey and New York.
But Judge Susan D. Wigenton disagreed, finding the plaintiffs didn’t meet their burden “of establishing that the ...