(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Laborers Local 66 on Long Island just made history when the New York State Legislature, along with Governor Kathy Hochul, signed into law the Laborer's landmark legislation to require a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) on construction projects at every State University of New York (SUNY) Campus across New York State.

The exploitation of Workers and the use of our taxpayer dollars by criminal contractors to skirt Prevailing Wage Laws is coming to an end on SUNY Campuses, Union Officials said.

This statewide initiative began at Laborers Local 66 and was led by Laborers Local 66.

In 2021, former Business Agent Joe Montalbano - then Organizer Anthony Speziale and then LECET (Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust) Representative Vinny Alu, rallied the Building Trades from across Long Island to protest the deterioration of Labor Standards at Stony Brook and other campuses, making a commitment to bring a PLA to fruition.

Over the past three years the Laborers were joined by other Building Trades Unions in Albany to push for this much needed protection for the local workforce.

Union Labor proudly built Long Island’s SUNY Campuses for decades, including SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY Farmingdale and SUNY Old Westbury.

Beginning in January 2025, all construction over $10 million must be built with local Union Labor from Long Island once again.

SUNY is slated to spend billions of dollars renovating and expanding its campuses over the next decade and Laborers Local 66’s Members stand ready to meet that challenge.

To Directly Access This Labor News Report, Go To: PLAs On All SUNY Campuses Across NYS | Laborers 66