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Vigorous Debate Expected Between Top California Spokespeople For and Against Project Labor Agreements

October 14, 2010 – 8:01 am

Eric Christen, executive director for the Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction, will face off against Lorena Gonzalez, secretary-treasurer of the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, in a radio debate on San Diego County’s Proposition A on Thursday, October 14 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Eric Christen will be speaking in support of [...]

By Kevin Dayton | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 in 2010, 2010 Election, ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction, Debate, Greenmail, local legislation, PLAs, Project Labor Agreements, Proposition A, Radio Interview, San Diego | Comments (2)

Building Pennsylvania: PLA Forum and Lt. Governor Debate

May 11, 2010 – 9:07 am

The Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors is holding a forum to discuss wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) as part of their May 11 Lt. Governors debate. This event is part of their Save the Endangered Species campaign to educate the public on the true impact of PLAs. TheTruthAboutPLAs.com’s Ben Brubeck is [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Commonwealth Foundation, Debate, Department of General Services, keystone, National Association of Minority Contractors, Pennsylvania, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Discriminate, Prisons, Save the Endangered Species, The Politics of PLAs, TV Coverage | Comments (0)

ABC Chapter President: “Come Out and Say” the Real Reason for Opposing Fair and Open Competition

April 12, 2010 – 10:47 am

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) San Diego Chapter President Scott Crosby pressed Secretary-Treasurer and CEO for the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Lorena Gonzalez to “come out and say” the real reason that their organization is opposing Chula Vista’s Proposition G, which would allow fair and open competition for city construction projects by prohibiting wasteful [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 in 2010, 2010 Election, ABC California, California, Chula Vista, Debate, Kevin Dayton, local legislation, PLAs, PLAs Cut Competition, Prop G, Scott Crosby, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (2)