Why do PLAs require hiring through union hiring halls?
Union hiring halls present the most effective and efficient method of hiring quality local employees. A construction owner has access to the best training, and the most highly skilled and experienced construction workers in the area through this method of hiring. Union hiring halls provide a much superior method of hiring quality employees than newspaper advertising, temporary replacement agencies, etc., and they provide the best assurance of employing local workers, who have a stake in the overall outcome of the project. 5. Do PLAs reduce the pool of qualified bidders for a project? PLAs do not reduce the pool of qualified bidders for a project. On the contrary, independent studies by the California Research Bureau and the UCLA have indicated that this claim was roundly rejected by construction officials interviewed for the studies. These same studies confirmed that non-signatory contractors constituted 2/3 of the contractors working on the projects studied. 6. Are PLAs a new phenomen
