Appeals Court Upholds Bush's Ban on Project Labor Agreements
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has affirmed a White House executive order that effectively prohibits project labor agreements on federally funded construction projects. The court's July 12 ruling in the case, Building and Construction Trades Dept., AFL-CIO v. Allbaugh, is a win for open-shop contractors.
In its decision, the court says that the president has the authority to issue the executive order and also that the White House directive is not preempted by the National Labor Relations Act.