Dive summary:
- Michigan tried in 2010 to ban project labor agreements in government construction contracts, lost a lawsuit, revised the law last year, and now has been knocked out again.
- A federal district judge ruled that a less comprehensive version of the law still gives the state an interest in regulating a market that it also is part of because it buys construction services.
- The National Labor Relations Act governs when workers try to gain PLAs, and the decision could affect both efforts top ban them and efforts to require them.
From the article:
"... Section 8 of the NLRA allows for PLAs in the construction industry, and Section 7 makes an employee’s right to negotiate and secure a PLA protected concerted activity, noted the court. ..."
