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House adopts resolution urging end to federal project labor agreements for major construction projects

2315677 · February 13, 2025
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Summary

The South Dakota House of Representatives adopted a concurrent resolution on Feb. 12 urging Congress and the president to remove a federal requirement that project labor agreements be used on certain large federal construction contracts.

The South Dakota House of Representatives adopted House Concurrent Resolution 6002 on Feb. 12, urging the U.S. Congress and the president to remove a federal requirement that project labor agreements (PLAs) be used on certain federally contracted construction projects. Representative David Jorgensen, the resolution’s sponsor, framed the measure as a response to what he described as the practical effect of the PLA requirement on local contractors and apprenticeship pipelines.

Jorgensen said the executive…

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