Association sues to block Biden administration’s effort to mandate project labour agreements

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

15 January 2024

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and its Louisiana chapter have filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the Biden administration’s effort to mandate project labour agreements on major federal construction projects.

Calling the move “unlawful”, the AGC argued that President Biden lacks the legal and constitutional authority to impose such policies. It also claimed that mandating PLAs would undermine existing agreements for union contractors and exclude open shop firms from competing for federal projects.

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