Legal and Regulatory

Hawaii Adopts Public Labor Agreement With Local Unions
The Honolulu City Council has approved a project labor agreement (PLA) with the Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council in tandem with the Hawaii Construction Alliance and their affiliated labor unions for certain “critical city projects.”
November 4, 2019
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