Gov. Chet Culver fanned the flames of union controversy without accomplishing anything much with his executive order encouraging state agencies to negotiate controversial Project Labor Agreements.
Although union groups cheered, the governor’s executive order stopped short of mandating state agencies use the union-friendly construction agreements; he only suggested agencies in the executive branch “consider” them on projects over $25 million. Yet, it ripped open an old wound with non-union contractors who immediately denounced the move…Read the full editorial HERE!