The funding the city received will be used to update the West End business district's street lights, with City Administrator Tim Peterson estimating the project could begin in 2024.
Cloquet City Council reverses project labor agreement decision
PLAs have been an ongoing discussion since March, with some claiming they discriminate against independent contractors, while others say they help protect local workers. 11:04 am, Jun. 2, 2021 ×
Duluth Building and Construction Trades Council President Craig Olson addresses the Cloquet City Council and residents at a meeting Tuesday, June 1, 2021. (Izabel Johnson / ijohnson@pinejournal.com)
During the first in-person meeting in over a year, Cloquet city councilors voted 4-3 on Tuesday, June 1, to reverse their recent decision to eliminate project labor agreements from city code.
PLAs have been implemented in city projects that total $175,000 or more in costs since 2017, requiring contractors to abide by certain terms such as timelines, working conditions and budgets.
Cloquet eliminates project labor agreements
Since 2017, the city has implemented PLAs in all city construction projects, requiring contractors to abide by certain terms, such as timelines, working conditions and budgets. Written By: Izabel Johnson | ×
The virtual Cloquet City Council meeting Tuesday, May 4, 2021, was filled with union and non-union representatives wishing to speak about project labor agreements. (Izabel Johnson/ijohnson@pinejournal.com)
The Cloquet City Council has voted to repeal an ordinance requiring contractors to work under project labor agreements, effectively eliminating the use of PLAs in the city.
PLAs, which were used in city projects since 2017, required contractors to abide by certain terms such as timelines, working conditions and budgets.