Legal Opinion
John T. Callahan & Sons, Inc. v. City of Malden
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 22, 1999PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
At issue in this case is whether the competitive bidding statute, G. L. c. 149, § 44, permits the city of Malden (city or Malden) to require all successful bidders on a public works project to sign a project labor agreement (PLA) as a condition of being awarded a contract.
The plaintiffs, seven nonunionized contractors who object to the requirement that they abide by the PLA negotiated between the city and numerous unions, filed suit in the Superior Court on November 19, 1997, claiming that Malden’s solicitation of bids and award of construction contracts for two public school building…
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