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Unions outline benefits of project labor agreement as capital‑project discussions continue
Summary
Electricians and ironworkers told the Wappingers Central School District Board that a project labor agreement (PLA) could keep taxpayer dollars local, reduce delays and provide apprenticeship pathways; the presentation was informational and the board did not take formal action on a PLA.
Sam Fratto, business manager of Electricians Union Local 363, and Matt Stoddard, business manager of Ironworkers Local 417, gave a presentation to the Wappingers Central School District Board of Education on the potential use of a project labor agreement for future capital work.
Fratto told the board that a PLA “will ensure that a project of your magnitude will come in on time and on budget,” and that PLAs “help prevent delays by eliminate the risks of strikes, lockouts,…
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