tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160269867372460288.post8750778113150858118..comments2019-02-06T05:20:40.386-05:00Comments on Hudson Valley Labor Report: Project Labor Agreements ExplainedA Progressive Hudson Valley Unionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15782577132189497110noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160269867372460288.post-78784037104314303222009-06-27T16:52:56.162-04:002009-06-27T16:52:56.162-04:00Is there a problem there that I dont see? The impo...Is there a problem there that I dont see? The important point is that non union workers and non union contractors can work on PLA projects as can union workers and union contractors.<br /><br />What a wonderful way to build.<br /> Thanks for making that point.A Progressive Hudson Valley Unionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782577132189497110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160269867372460288.post-20845080744070385122009-06-26T22:15:16.928-04:002009-06-26T22:15:16.928-04:00Non-union workers may register with the union hall...<i><b>Non-union workers may register with the union hall for a PLA project, and are referred for work through the union. <br /><br />They are not required to join the union to be referred for work, and do not need to pay union dues that fund collective bargaining representation.</b></i><br /><br />I guess we don't want to spread this around do we...(?) :)MBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160269867372460288.post-58057542721311391402009-06-22T23:59:02.046-04:002009-06-22T23:59:02.046-04:00Lets face it, without the unions there are no othe...Lets face it, without the unions there are no other organizations that promote workers. All others try to screw them. At least PLA's include non union workers together with union workers.Build it Unionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160269867372460288.post-28590667430506594702009-06-20T00:06:49.074-04:002009-06-20T00:06:49.074-04:00Someone wrote in about their husband being an elec...Someone wrote in about their husband being an electrician and about state licensing.<br /><br />State licensing is good but I can equate the task of trying to get state licensing passed through every county in the state at the same time as compared to how hard it is to just convince the "powers" to be in Ulster of the same . Even though I believe a woman lost her life in the last two days to an electrical fire. My quetion is who wired her home? Or who did the work that caused the fire? Can they tell? Was it inspected? At least with a licens in place this womans family would now if the person who did the work was responsible and if so, that person could be STOPPED from doing shoddy work again if that was the case. and possibly punished if warranted.<br /><br />Her family has no real recourse now.A Progressive Hudson Valley Unionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782577132189497110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160269867372460288.post-22288569271390373032009-06-19T23:54:16.592-04:002009-06-19T23:54:16.592-04:00Yes, any contractor union or non union can bid a P...Yes, any contractor union or non union can bid a PLA project. There are provisions in the PLA that allow a certain percentage of a non union employers employees to work on the project and not even join the union.<br />Most workers will be hired from the respective hiring system of the union covering the trade of that contractor.A Progressive Hudson Valley Unionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782577132189497110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160269867372460288.post-84143688354418300202009-06-19T19:39:59.548-04:002009-06-19T19:39:59.548-04:00Please clarify something. If a non union contract...Please clarify something. If a non union contractor wants to bid on a project that has a PLA in-place, he can do so but his workers MUST register with the appropriate union? Do I have that right?Curiousnoreply@blogger.com