Ontario’s government needs to be aware of the serious downsides of project labour agreements (PLAs) in construction procurements. A PLA is a contract between a construction owner or proponent and a labour organization, usually a labour union or an alliance of labour unions, which governs labour issues for a specific construction project. It can cover a wide-ranging set of issues, including wage rates, work hours, health and safety provisions, and even limit strikes or lockouts. But as Renze Nauta, work & economics program director at Cardus, explains to the Progressive Contractors Association, PLAs can also be deeply unfair. Listen to the full episode below.