The Issues

What is a Laborer

Building and construction isn't easy. But Laborer-Contractor partnerships are building tomorrow's infrastructure today.

Building and construction isn't easy. But Laborer-Contractor partnerships are building tomorrow's infrastructure today.

Collective Bargaining

LECET firmly believes in and advocates for the rights of all workers to bargain collectively as a union.

LECET firmly believes in and advocates for the rights of all workers to bargain collectively as a union.

Prevailing Wage

Perhaps the issue nearest and dearest to our hearts at LECET, because of its extreme importance to protecting our contractors’ market share and members’ wages, is Prevailing Wage legislation and certification.

Perhaps the issue nearest and dearest to our hearts at LECET, because of its extreme importance to protecting our contractors’ market share and members’ wages, is Prevailing Wage legislation and certification.

Project Labor Agreements

Project labor agreements are a great way to do business in construction. It’s a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project.

Project labor agreements are a great way to do business in construction. It’s a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project.

Responsible Bidding

A Responsible Bidder Ordinance (RBO) simply outlines a set of criteria that a contractor bidding to work on a public construction project must meet in order to be awarded the contract.

A Responsible Bidder Ordinance (RBO) simply outlines a set of criteria that a contractor bidding to work on a public construction project must meet in order to be awarded the contract.

Right to Work

Simply put, LECET views right-to-work laws as a disaster. Misleadingly named right-to-work (RTW) laws do not, as some unfamiliar with the term may assume, entail any guarantee of employment for people ready and willing to go to work

Simply put, LECET views right-to-work laws as a disaster. Misleadingly named right-to-work (RTW) laws do not, as some unfamiliar with the term may assume, entail any guarantee of employment for people ready and willing to go to work