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Associated Builders & Contractors v. Southern Nevada Water Authority
(Nevada Supreme Court)
Project labor agreements
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled 6/7/99 that a project labor agreement requirement in bid specifications for a reservoir project outside Las Vegas did not violate state competitive bidding law. The NAM filed an amicus brief supporting ABC's argument, since such agreements force companies to impose unwanted union agreements on their employees if they want to work on state public works projects. This reduces the number of companies that bid on government contracts, and raises costs to the state.
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