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Union representative urges project labor agreements; board and staff outline prevailing‑wage documentation process
Summary
A Middlesex County building trades representative urged the board to require project labor agreements (PLAs) in public bids to secure trained, safer workers and prevailing wages; board and staff described the district's certified pay application process and said auditing of payroll compliance is a Department of Labor responsibility.
At public comment, Ed Sophyll of the Middlesex County building trades urged the board to include project labor agreements in district construction bids so contractors must hire trained union tradespeople and comply with prevailing wage protections. “If you put the project labor agreement into bid... you’ll get the best work,” Sophyll said, arguing PLAs increase safety, adherence to training requirements and local hiring.
Board members responded with questions about the distinction between a…
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