Maura Healey, project labor agreements

Gov. Healey to sign order requiring state agencies to consider labor agreements on projects over $35M
Gov. Maura Healey plans to sign an executive order Tuesday that would require executive branch agencies to review public construction projects with an estimated cost of over $35 million to determine if a project labor agreement is “in the best interest” of the project.
Healey order authorizes project labor agreements
Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order allowing the state to use union-friendly labor agreements on major public works projects, but business groups say the move would ultimately
Healey adds project labor agreement to big construction projects
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey issued an executive order requiring state agencies to consider project labor agreements for public construction projects exceeding $35 million. Project labor agreements often mandate unionized labor, a move supported by unions but opposed by some contractors who argue it stifles competition.
Mass. Governor signs order promoting union labor for public construction projects
The move, which puts the state in line with policies set in a sweeping economic development bill Healey signed into law last year, is a boon to the state’s powerful unions.
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