Union representatives and contractors urge feasibility study on Project Labor Agreement for school work

Oct 1, 2025

Multiple construction‑trade representatives urged the school committee to commission a feasibility study on using a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the Barrington school projects, arguing PLAs can secure local skilled labor, apprenticeships and schedule certainty and may save the town money on large projects.

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Representatives of construction trades and construction‑industry groups used the public comment period to press town and school officials to consider a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the four‑school program.

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