Dive summary:

• A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers request for comment on using project labor agreements for work near New Orleans and Los Angeles got a definite response from Associated General Contractors: No way.
• The Corps is going to be taking bids for levee work as part of the New Orleans Hurricane Protection System and for replacement of jet-fuel tanks at Edwards Air Force Base, and it sent out a notice asking what the market thinks about requiring contractors to pay the prevailing wage in the area for big-dollar contracts.
• AGC, which says it does not oppose contractors' deciding to do that on their own, told the Army, "AGC ... believes that government mandates for PLAs can restrain competition, drive up costs, cause delays, lead to jobsite disputes, and disrupt local collective bargaining."

From the article:

AGC is committed to free and open competition for publicly funded work, and believes that the lawful labor relations policies and practices of private construction contractors should not be a factor in a government agency’s selection process. ...