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Two individual nonunion groups of contractors are fighting compulsory unionism in Northern Ohio<\/st1:place> \u2013 that is, the right to even bid on a multi-million dollar construction contract at MetroHealth<\/st1:placename> Hospital<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place> in Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>.<\/p>\n

Crain’s Cleveland Business<\/i><\/a> (subscription required) reports:<\/p>\n

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\tThe issue is important because the county in the next few years could let contracts for major construction projects including a $450 million convention center, a $140 million juvenile justice center, and a $200 million county administration building. \t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The fight is centered around a so-called "project labor agreement"<\/a> (PLA) – a contract awarded by the government exclusively to unionized firms for public construction projects. Cuyahoga County officials and the MetroHealth System have used the PLA contract to exclude nonunion companies and employees from undertaking major construction projects within the county. <\/p>\n

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But when the two nonunion contractors groups filed a lawsuit asking the court for an injunction blocking the enforcement of the county\u2019s PLA, the judge threw it out. The nonunion workers who want to work on the large hospital project have since filed an appeal, as the PLA requires contractors to grant union officials monopoly bargaining privileges over all workers, and likely requires employees to pay union dues or be fired.<\/p>\n

When interviewed, a lawyer for the county made it clear that contractors will be subject to discrimination before being granted any public work in Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>. Crain\u2019s Cleveland Business <\/i>continues: <\/o:p><\/p>\n

<\/span>\u201cOur position is it’s up to the union and contractor to determine the terms," said David Lambert, an assistant prosecutor who heads the county prosecutor\u2019s civil division.
<\/o:p>
Asked whether that stance forces nonunion contractors to become union shops, Mr. Lambert replied, \u201cThat\u2019s life in the big city.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is just another reason why PLAs sacrifice employee free choice and forcibly impose unwanted union representation and compulsory dues on employees.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

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Two individual nonunion groups of contractors are fighting compulsory unionism in Northern Ohio<\/st1:place> \u2013 that is, the right to even bid on a multi-million dollar construction contract at MetroHealth<\/st1:placename> Hospital<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place> in Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>.<\/p>\n

Crain’s Cleveland Business<\/i><\/a> (subscription required) reports:<\/p>\n

\n

\tThe issue is important because the county in the next few years could let contracts for major construction projects including a $450 million convention center, a $140 million juvenile justice center, and a $200 million county administration building. \t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The fight is centered around a so-called "project labor agreement"<\/a> (PLA) – a contract awarded by the government exclusively to unionized firms for public construction projects. Cuyahoga County officials and the MetroHealth System have used the PLA contract to exclude nonunion companies and employees from undertaking major construction projects within the county. <\/p>\n

<\/blockquote>\n

But when the two nonunion contractors groups filed a lawsuit asking the court for an injunction blocking the enforcement of the county\u2019s PLA, the judge threw it out. The nonunion workers who want to work on the large hospital project have since filed an appeal, as the PLA requires contractors to grant union officials monopoly bargaining privileges over all workers, and likely requires employees to pay union dues or be fired.<\/p>\n

When interviewed, a lawyer for the county made it clear that contractors will be subject to discrimination before being granted any public work in Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>. Crain\u2019s Cleveland Business <\/i>continues: <\/o:p><\/p>\n

<\/span>\u201cOur position is it’s up to the union and contractor to determine the terms," said David Lambert, an assistant prosecutor who heads the county prosecutor\u2019s civil division.
<\/o:p>
Asked whether that stance forces nonunion contractors to become union shops, Mr. Lambert replied, \u201cThat\u2019s life in the big city.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is just another reason why PLAs sacrifice employee free choice and forcibly impose unwanted union representation and compulsory dues on employees.<\/o:p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[889],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\nGet Over It! 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