Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann this afternoon signed a Project Labor Agreement with 12 trade unions covering the city’s planned $5.5 billion rail project.

Government agencies use so called PLAs to try to avoid strikes or other labor disruptions on major construction projects. In exchange, project workers typically are guaranteed union-level wages and benefits.
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