Enterprise Equipment Co. v. Town of Braintree

Successfully defended Town of Braintree from a preliminary injunction seeking to halt a school construction project.

Issue

May a municipality enforce a Project Labor agreement requiring use of union labor on a municipal building project?

Challenge

P&A attorneys successfully defended the Town of Braintree from a prospective bidder’s request for a preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin the Town from proceeding with the use of a project labor agreement in connection with approximately $3.5 million worth of renovations at South Middle School.

Outcome

This outcome was significant given the existence of a high legal standard articulated in John T. Callahan & Sons, Inc. v. City of Malden, which often is construed to bar the use of such project labor agreements.