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House bucks Baker, votes to override veto of Soldiers’ Home labor clause >Wreaths, signs and flags are part of a memorial at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, May 12, 2020. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 6/30/2021 8:38:03 PM
House Democrats ignored the warnings of Gov. Charlie Baker and overrode his veto Wednesday of legislation requiring a new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home to be built under a project labor agreement, a move designed to ensure that union labor will be used for the construction of the $400 million facility.
Baker urged legislators not to require a PLA on the project, arguing it would drive up the overall project cost possibly imperiling federal funds for the project and also discourage businesses owned by minorities, women and veterans from bidding on contracts.