New Jersey’s outrageous union giveaways are paving a road to ruin
New Jersey has expanded the use of project labor agreements on public works contracts, prompting higher costs for local projects. A recent case in Evesham Township illustrates how a non‑union contractor’s low bid was discarded in favor of a higher bid that complies with union requirements. The affected company has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the mandates and related race‑ and sex‑based hiring quotas as unconstitutional.
- ▪Evesham Township’s original lowest bid for road repaving was $1,463,513 from non‑union Earle Asphalt Co.
- ▪The township required all public works contracts to include a project labor agreement, causing the original bids to be rejected.
- ▪The subsequent lowest compliant bid was $1,617,411, increasing costs by over $150,000 for taxpayers.
- ▪Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation removing cost‑threshold limits on PLAs, allowing them on virtually any public project.
- ▪Earle Asphalt Co. is suing in federal court, represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation and the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, arguing the mandates violate the 14th Amendment.
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Opinion New Jersey’s outrageous union giveaways are paving a road to ruin By Erin Wilcox Published July 9, 2026, 6:30 a.m. ET New Jersey is slamming taxpayers with a one-two punch: forcing them to pay more for their roads -- and trampling on the Constitution to do it. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google New Jersey is slamming taxpayers with a one-two punch: forcing them to pay more for their roads — and trampling on the Constitution to do it. When Evesham Township in southern New Jersey needed some roads repaved in 2025, it put the job out for bid. Of the eight responding contractors, Earle Asphalt Co.’s bid came in lowest, at $1,463,513.
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