Opinion: The Sagamore Bridge Construction and Project Labor Agreements
Opponents argue that Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) raise costs. But the increased benefits—bringing in a project safely, professionally, on time, and on budget—justify them.
By Robert Kuttner
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The Sagamore Bridge enveloped in heavy fog in 2022. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
Robert Kuttner is cofounder and coeditor of The American Prospect, and professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School. His latest book is Notes for Next Time: Surviving Tyranny, Redeeming America.
Project labor agreements, which assure that contractors on government construction projects pay workers the wages required by law and in turn get value for their money (which is really public money), have long been well accepted in Massachusetts. But some fiscal conservatives and nonunion contractors make the dubious argument that a PLA should not be used in construction of the new Sagamore Bridge.
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