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Chris Deluzio: “I was worried that that would mean workers who were…”

Featuring: Chris Deluzio, Democratic | U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 17

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Deluzio Protects 28,000 Union Jobs at Montgomery Locks and Dam

Published | Video Starts at 01:04

We heard from workers that the project was being bid without the protections of a project labor Agreement, a pla. And I was worried that that would mean workers who were exploited, being underpaid, coming in from out of state. It could have cost us jobs for workers here in Western Pennsylvania. And so I sprang to action, got on the phone, my team and I worked with the Army … (01:04–01:11)

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Asserts concern that lack of a PLA could lead to exploitation and underpayment of workers.

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