Let's say you're a government contractor working on a job worth more than $25 million. Let's also say that yours is an open shop operation.Good luck with that: The Obama administration is set to issue a rule Tuesday that will allow federal agencies to require that contractors on large-scale public construction projects agree to union representation for workers. The executive order, which will become effective next month, is the latest in a series of moves by the administration that are favorable to unions, whose members could play a critical role in the upcoming midterm elections as Democrats try to hang on to seats in Congress. The rule doesn't mandate that federal agencies require contractors to bargain with unions on all jobs, but it clears the path for government agencies to make such agreements a requirement for contractors on jobs costing $25 million or more. Labor unions applauded the new rule but builders decried it. The order encourages the use of project labor...(Read Full Post)