ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓis conducting an important survey of contractor members to gauge opinions and experiences with government-mandated project labor agreements. Ensuring as many members as possible respond to this survey will be vital to providing effective, informed comments opposing a harmful .

Government-mandated PLAs increase construction costs to taxpayers by 12% to 20%, reduce opportunities for qualified contractors and their skilled craft professionals and exacerbate the construction industry’s worker shortage of 650,000. ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓhas been active in pushing back against this policy through letters, and earned media.

The Federal Acquisition Regulations Council’s proposed rule aligns with President Biden’s . Comments on the proposed rule must be received by the by Oct. 18.

ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓdistributed the survey on Sept. 7. Please email Michael Altman at [email protected] to receive the survey link or if you have any questions. The survey will close at 5 p.m. ET on Sept. 16.