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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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San Diego’s Major Newspaper Reports on Proposition A to Prohibit Project Labor Agreements

October 27, 2010 – 7:17 am

The October 26, 2010 San Diego Union-Tribune reports on the issues concerning Proposition A, a measure on the November 2, 2010 ballot that would amend the charter (constitution) of San Diego County to prohibit the county from entering into contracts that require its construction contractors to sign project labor agreements (PLAs) with construction unions. The article [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 in 2010, 2010 Election, Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, Editorial, Fresno, Kevin Dayton, Los Angeles, Oceanside, Ordinance, PLAs, San Diego, San Diego Union Tribune | Comments (0)

San Diego Residents To Vote On Fair and Open Competition

February 10, 2010 – 6:53 pm

There is a growing local movement in California to protect taxpayers and ensure the best quality construction at the best price by prohibiting project labor agreements (PLAs). On Tuesday, February 9, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, representing the sixth most populous county in the country, voted 5-0 to authorize supervisor Bill Horn to draft [...]

By Kevin Dayton | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 in 2010, 2010 Election, ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Fresno, Orange County, PLAs, President Obama, San Diego | Comments (0)

Proposed Oceanside, Calif. Charter Has Unprecedented Taxpayer Protections for Fair and Open Bid Competition

December 21, 2009 – 6:07 am

On Wednesday, December 16, the Oceanside City Council voted to place a proposed city charter (Proposed Charter Text) on the June 2010 ballot for Oceanside voters to consider. This charter includes a guarantee of fair and open bid competition for city construction contracts that is based on ten year-old language in Section 4-113 of the [...]

By Kevin Dayton | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2010 Election, ABC California, California, City Charter, Fresno, Oceanside, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Increase Costs, San Diego, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (1)