AGC’s resource for information on project labor agreements and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s Executive Order 24-31, which mandated the use of PLAs on state-funded construction projects. The executive order was released on December 18, 2024.
- Governor Kotek Executive Order 24-31
- AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter Press Release
- AGC One Pager: Our one pager explains what PLAs are and provides more information about how the EO will impact contractors and construction in Oregon.
- Toolkit: This helps better understand what PLAs are, what the Governor’s EO does, reactions from industry associations and political figures, and information about past PLA legislation. Many of the links on this page are included in the toolkit. The toolkit may be periodically updated.
February 21, 2025 Legal Action
- The complaint filed on 2/21
- The press release about the legal action issued by the business coalition opposing the EO
- The letter AGC sent to the governor notifying her of the lawsuit
- The PLA Toolkit, which provides members with resources to related to the EO
Media Response
- OregonLive/Oregonian: Judge blocks Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order that sparked backlash from contractors from taking effect (3/25/25)
- Portland Tribune: Judge blocks Gov. Kotek’s union labor mandate for state construction (3/25/25)
- Daily Journal of Commerce: Judge halts executive order mandating use of PLAs (3/25/25)
- Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Judge blocks Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s requirement for union labor on many state projects (3/24/25)
- Willamette Week: Judge Issues Temporary Injunction Blocking Kotek’s Executive Order (3/24/25)
- OregonLive/Oregonian: Contractors say Gov. Tina Kotek’s union-friendly executive order is unlawful. Some legal experts aren’t so sure (2/27/25)
- Oregon Capital Chronicle: Contractors sue Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek over executive order requiring union labor (2/26/25)
- Daily Journal of Commerce: Kotek gives no sign of yielding on project labor agreements (2/4/25)
- Willamette Week: Kotek’s Gift to Trade Unions Contradicts Her Own Agency’s Analysis (1/29/25)
- Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order on state construction work prompts outcry in Salem and beyond (1/24/25)
- OregonLive/Oregonian Editorial: Merry Christmas, labor unions! Love, Gov. Kotek (1/12/25)
- Daily Journal of Commerce: Oregon construction groups blast union labor rule (1/7/25)
- Lars Larson Show: Mike Salsgiver: Should the State Require All Taxpayer-Funded Projects be Done With Union Labor? (1/4/25)
- Willamette Week: Contractors Blast Kotek’s Executive Order Requiring State-Funded Projects to Include Labor Agreements (1/2/25)
Additional Takes
- AGC of America: Feds Begin To Pull Project Labor Agreement Mandates In Wake Of Association-Backed Victory Over Biden’s Unlawful Executive Order (2/11/25)
- Oregon Business & Industry: Portland Developer Says Governor’s PLA Order Will Boost Cost of Affordable Project by 37% (2/5/25)
- Schwabe: Federal Court Invalidates President Biden’s Mandatory PLA Requirements on Federal Projects Over $35 Million (1/21/25)
- Oregon Business & Industry: Executive Order Requiring Project Labor Agreements in Harmful
- Schwabe: Kotek Signs Executive Order Mandating PLAs on State Projects (12/20/24)