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San Diego Union-Tribune: Vote for Prop. A – Don’t Let Bullies Win

May 16, 2012 – 4:28 pm

The editorial staff of the San Diego Union-Tribune Saturday announced their support for Proposition A, which would ban government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on city funded construction projects in San Diego. This support comes despite union claims that if Proposition A is adopted, the city risks losing future state construction funding due to a new [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, Editorial, local legislation, Open Competition, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, Proposition A, San Diego, San Diego County, San Diego Union Tribune, State Legislation | Comments (0)

California $16 Billion in the Red

May 13, 2012 – 9:50 am

While many states have found ways to balance their budgets, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) reported yesterday that California has a $16 billion mid-budget cycle deficit. Nearly all 50 states, including California, are required to balance their budgets, so this news will likely trigger some combination of spending cuts and significant tax increases. Here are [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 in 2010, ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, Fresno, Gov. Brown, local legislation, Oceanside, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, Sacramento, San Diego, San Diego County, State Legislation | Comments (0)

Prop. A Face-off on KPBS in San Diego

May 11, 2012 – 4:25 pm

Must see video from San Diego. Eric Christen, executive director of the Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction (CFEC) recently debated former San Diego City Council Member Donna Frye on the merits of Proposition A, which would ban government-mandated project labor agreements on city funded projects. To learn more, visit their website www.fairandopencompetition.com or their [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, PLA Video, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, Project Labor Agreements, San Diego, San Diego County, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (0)

California Lawmakers Pay Back Their Big Labor Allies, Take Steps to Deprive Charter Cities of Local Control

May 1, 2012 – 12:40 pm

Elected officials in California have again taken their focus away from solving the troubled state’s problems to give a handout to their Big Labor enablers. From 2000 to 2011, the merit shop construction community helped local leaders and voters across the state understand that government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) deprive taxpayers of the opportunity to [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 in 2010, ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, Fresno, Greenmail, local legislation, Open Competition, Orange County, Palmdale Water District, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, Project Labor Agreements, Proposition A, San Diego, San Diego County, School Construction, State Legislation, The Politics of PLAs | Comments (0)

Out of Nowhere: Project Labor Agreement and Community Benefit Agreement Tacked on End of Motion for New Sacramento Kings Basketball Arena

March 9, 2012 – 10:28 am

On March 6, when Sacramento City Councilman Robert King Fong made the motion to the Sacramento City Council for approval of a new $391 million arena for the Sacramento Kings professional basketball team, he generally read the posted agenda item verbatim, but then tacked on an additional, obviously pre-prepared provision out of nowhere: …and lastly, [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Kevin Dayton, local legislation, Open Competition, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, PLAs Increase Costs, Sacramento, Sacramento Bee, Sacramento Kings, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (0)

Petitions Submitted to City Clerk for Fair and Open Competition Ballot Measure in City of Sacramento

December 28, 2011 – 2:27 pm

On Tuesday, December 27, representatives of the Fair and Open Competition – Sacramento campaign submitted petitions to the Sacramento City Clerk with more than 49,000 signatures of Sacramento voters calling for a vote on a ballot measure to require fair and open competition for construction contracts of the City of Sacramento. The campaign needed to [...]

By Kevin Dayton | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2012 Election, ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Kevin Dayton, local legislation, Sacramento, SB 922, The Sacramento News & Review, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (0)

San Diego Unified School District PLA Reduced Competition and Increased Costs

December 9, 2011 – 10:03 am

On Dec. 7, 2011, TheTruthAboutPLAs.com explained how government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) reduce competition and increase costs. Yesterday, the Free Enterprise Coalition released this press release (see below) about documents recently obtained from the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD). They prove government-mandated PLAs reduce competition and increase costs. (Note: SDUSD calls these union agreements Project Stabilization [...]

By Ben Brubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, Oceanside, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, Project Labor Agreements, project stabilization agreement, San Diego, San Diego County, SavePropS.com, SDUSD | Comments (0)

On the Money: Sacramento CBS Affiliate Breaks Down the Added Cost of PLAs

November 1, 2011 – 6:01 pm

In their “On the Money” segment, Sacramento’s CBS affiliate exposes what PLA mandates on school construction mean for taxpayers. Government-mandated PLAs have a negative impact on local construction workers and taxpayers. These special interest handouts to Big Labor line the pockets of union bosses at the expense of average Americans. Californians throughout the state have [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, Kevin Dayton, local legislation, Oceanside, PLA Video, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, Sacramento, Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) District Board of Directors, San Diego, School Construction, State Legislation, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (0)

WSJ Editorial Blasts California SB 922

October 5, 2011 – 10:48 am

TheTruthAboutPLAs.com has been reporting for weeks about the perils of SB 922 and other California legislation catering to Big Labor’s special interests by promoting anti-competitive and costly government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs). After sailing through the California legislature via a deceptive gut and amend legislative vehicle originally about tuberculosis screening, Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed SB 922 [...]

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California Governor Signs Union-Backed Senate Bill 922, Intended to End Local Project Labor Agreement Bans

October 3, 2011 – 10:19 am

California Governor Jerry Brown announced on Sunday, October 2 that he has signed Senate Bill 922. He even included a signing message that declared SB 922 to be “fair” and “democratic.” This is the most dramatic attempt to date by unions and their political cronies to suppress the Fair and Open Competition movement that started [...]

By Kevin Dayton | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Gov. Brown, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, Project Labor Agreements, SB 922, State Legislation, The Politics of PLAs | Comments (1)