Bill Text: OH HR58 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: To encourage state agencies to use project labor agreements on public improvement projects.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-12-19 - Adopted [HR58 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2009-HR58-Comm_Sub.html

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As Reported by the House Commerce and Labor Committee

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

H. R. No. 58

Representative Yuko 

Cosponsors: Representatives Pryor, Foley, Phillips, Williams, S., Hagan, Luckie, Letson, Domenick, Skindell, Brown, Stewart 

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A RESOLUTION

To encourage state agencies to use project labor

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agreements on public improvement projects.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

WHEREAS, A project labor agreement is a pre-hire collective	3
bargaining agreement between an entity and one or more labor	4
organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of	5
employment for a specific construction project; and	6

WHEREAS, Because a project labor agreement establishes	7
uniform work and pay schedules and management rights regarding	8
hiring employees and includes provisions prohibiting strikes and	9
other work stoppages by employees and specifying standard	10
grievance procedures that are applicable to all contractors and	11
unions working on a public improvement project, a project labor	12
agreement is a proven way to effectively manage and maintain time	13
schedules and budgets on that project and to encourage fair	14
competition among contractors by standardizing labor conditions;	15
and	16

WHEREAS, Often public improvement projects involve multiple	17
employers, which may result in project delays if the employees of	18
any of those employers strike, and the lack of coordination and	19
cooperation between employers may delay completion of the project;	20
and	21

WHEREAS, A project labor agreement reduces the costs of a	22
public improvement project by allowing a state agency to know all	23
of the labor costs up-front and by providing stability and	24
structure to the project, since all parties are bound to the terms	25
of the agreement and the project labor agreement takes precedence	26
over any existing collective bargaining agreement between a union	27
and a particular contractor for that project; and	28

WHEREAS, In these tough economic times, a state agency should	29
take any available steps to reduce the costs of projects	30
undertaken by the agency; now therefore be it	31

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of	32
Representatives of the 128th General Assembly of the State of	33
Ohio, encourage all state agencies to use project labor agreements	34
for public improvement projects undertaken by the state agency;	35
and be it further	36

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives	37
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the	38
Governor of the State of Ohio, to the heads of each state agency	39
of the State of Ohio, and to the news media of Ohio.	40