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NWLP-2-20-09:NWLP 2/17/09 10:08 AM Page 6 Obama reverses Bush order that banned project labor agreements WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama has signed an executive order overturning the Bush Administra- tion’s ban on project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally funded construction projects. The ban was one of the first orders signed by Bush when he took office. “The Bush anti-PLA executive order was exactly the type of special interest- driven politics and policy thatAmerican voters rejected overwhelmingly last No- vember,” said Mark Ayers, president of the AFL-CIO Building and Construc- tion Trades Department. “We acknowl- edge and praise this executive order as being one of the first steps in ushering in a new, more pragmatic and value-con- scious approach to governing.” Project labor agreements generally set wages and establish work rules and methods of settling grievances on large multi-contractor construction projects. For more than 70 years before the Bush order, project labor agreements bene- fited communities, employers and workers by ensuring fair wages and benefits and on-time completion of projects. Ayers says project labor agreements provide maximum benefit to construc- tion users; union and nonunion work- ers; union and nonunion contractors; lenders and insurance companies; and taxpayers. They are frequently negoti- ated to address a wide range of local and social needs, including the assurance of hiring of local residents, and outreach programs designed to offer local resi- dents the opportunity for a career in the skilled trades. This action follows Obama’s three previous executive orders that reversed a trio of Bush-era orders governing the way federal contractors deal with union workers. The new orders: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS (PSU-AAUP) operates as both a professional association and the exclusive collective bargaining agent for all Portland State faculty employed at least .50 full time equivalent. We are seeking an energetic, articulate, outgoing individual to provide leadership to our organization composed of approximately 1,100 members. The primary responsibilities of the Executive Director are supporting collective bargaining activities and processing grievances, as well as supervising the chapter support staff. The Executive Director reports to the Executive Council. The full position description can be found at: http://www.psuaaup.net/employment.html Please submit a cover letter, resume and list of three professional references, including contact information to aaup@psuaaup.net, ATTN: Susan Cerasin References will not be contacted without permission. The review of applications will begin MARCH 2, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. PSU-AAUP welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity. James Coon Raymond Thomas Cynthia Newton • Require federal service contractors to offer jobs to current workers when contracts change. • Reverse a Bush order requiring fed- eral contractors to post notice that work- ers can limit financial support of unions serving as their exclusive bargaining representatives. • Prevent federal contractors from being reimbursed for expenses meant to influence workers deciding whether to form a union and engage in collective bargaining. “We have to reverse many of the policies towards organized labor that we’ve seen these last eight years, poli- cies with which I’ve sharply disagreed,” Obama said. “I do not view the labor movement as part of the problem. To me it’s part of the solution.” “We need to level the playing field for workers and the unions that repre- sent their interests, because we know that you cannot have a strong middle class without a strong labor movement,” Obama continued. “Strong, vibrant, growing unions can exist side by side with strong, vibrant and growing busi- nesses. This isn’t an either/or proposi- tion between the interests of workers and the interests of shareholders. That’s the old argument. The new argument is that the American economy is not and has never been a zero-sum game.” “When workers are prospering, they buy products that make businesses pros- per. We can be competitive and lean and mean and still create a situation where workers are thriving in this country,” Obama stated. 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