Vigorous Debate Expected Between Top California Spokespeople For and Against Project Labor Agreements
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 Proposition A (the position in support of fair and open competition, job creation, and protecting taxpayers) and Lorena Gonzalez will be speaking against Proposition A (the position in support of costly and discriminatory construction union monopolies).
Christen and Gonzalez are intellectual brawlers known for their hard-hitting positions and aggressive debating styles. This debate promises to be quite entertaining as well as educational.
Proposition A, on the November 2 ballot, would prohibit San Diego County from entering into contracts that require construction companies to sign project labor agreements (PLAs) with unions.
The radio debate will be on KPBS: These Days with Maureen Cavanaugh. You can listen on the radio on 89.5 FM or online at http://www.kpbs.org/news/these-days/.
UPDATE:
Check out this video that breaks down Ms. Gonzalez’s misinformation:
UPDATE #2:
Listen to a recording of the debate and read the comments here: