Kevin Dayton: Project Labor Agreement is Costly Sellout to Union
…hout any accountability. Read the full op-ed here or after the jump. Kevin Dayton: Project Labor Agreement is costly sellout to unions East County Times Posted: 08/05/2009 02:21:03 PM PDT Updated: 08/05/2009 02:21:03 PM PDT THREE OF THE FIVE Brentwood City Council members voted on June 18 to require all construction contractors to sign a costly union Project Labor Agreement to build the $65 million Brentwood Civic Center. Associated Builders and C…
Sacramento’s KTKZ AM 1380 with Kevin Dayton
TheTruthAboutPLAs.com contributor Kevin Dayton was on “Capitol Hour with Eric Hogue,” a radio talk show on KTKZ AM 1380 out of Sacramento, to discuss project labor agreements (PLAs) and the University of California Miguel Contreras Labor Program. The segment was outstanding and hit on both the problems with PLAs and also the pro-PLA propaganda coming from several academic institutions in California and around the nation. The Segment is available…
California Supreme Court Sides with Charter Cities on Prevailing Wage; Decision Could Impact Local PLA Neutrality Laws
…uthAboutPLAs.com, we hope the state government will recognize the spirit of the Vista decision and let charter cities make their own determinations when it comes to public procurement. Kevin Dayton is President and CEO of Labor Issues Solutions, LLC in California. See the Dayton Public Policy Institute web site at www.laborissuessolutions.com. …
Los Angeles Times Exposes How Unions Misuse Environmental Laws to Block Solar Projects and Extract Project Labor Agreements
An article in today’s Los Angeles Times (“Labor Coalition’s Tactics on Renewable Energy Projects Are Criticized” February 5, 2011) exposes how a union front group called California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE) has exploited environmental laws to block permits for solar thermal power plants until the developers sign project labor agreements. Objecting to this environmental permit extortion (also known as “greenmail”) of California Unions for…
Done Deal: Unions Will Control Construction on California High-Speed Rail with Project Labor Agreements
…hat will end up requiring perpetual taxpayer funding. Obviously there are some powerful special interests aligned with “progressive” true believers of high-speed rail seeking that perpetual taxpayer funding. Kevin Dayton is the President and CEO of Labor Issues Solutions, LLC and is the author of frequent postings about generally unreported California state and local policy issues at www.laborissuessolutions.com….
The Fresno Bee Calls on California Gov. Jerry Brown to Lead in Reforming Environmental Law used to Exploit Construction Owners
…Wilson, and Gray Davis calling for “modernization” of CEQA: “Keep California Green and Golden with CEQA Reforms” – San Diego Union-Tribune – July 12, 2012. Read more of Kevin’s Dayton’s writing on the Dayton Public Policy Institute’s website at www.laborissuessolutions.com. This post is cross-posted here….
San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Votes 3-0 to Reject Union Appeal of Solar Project
…ns a labor agreement, the opposition to the project disappears, said Kevin Dayton, state government affairs director for Associated Builders and Contractors of California. Dayton said that labor unions are the biggest obstacle to solar projects in California because of their attempts to get project developers to sign labor agreements. He said that he hoped that Gov. Jerry Brown would amend CEQA in order to keep labor unions from blocking solar pro…
Strong Opposition Quickly Emerges to Union-Backed California Bills Suppressing Local Project Labor Agreement Bans
…friendly agreements – San Diego Union-Tribune – September 7, 2011 3. Kevin Dayton: Construction Unions Set Up State Legislature to Crush Fair and Open Competition Policies at Local Governments – www.FlashReport.org (op-ed) – September 7, 2011 4. Union Bias – Riverside Press-Enterprise (editorial) – September 8, 2011 5. Legislature’s Rhetoric on Jobs is Empty – San Diego Union-Tribune (editorial) – September 8, 2011 6. Labor bills introduced as ses…
Taxpayers Lose Twice: 54-46 and 52-48
It’s rare to see elected officials repeal a bad decision. It’s usually easier to let taxpayers pay for the mistake. But taxpayers had a second chance on September 12 when the Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) District Board of Directors debated the repeal or amendment of a 2009 resolution requiring construction contractors to sign a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) with unions to build a $270 million planned extension of the South Sacramento Corridor…
Union Fund Gets $90,000 through Project Labor Agreement with Northern California Utility and Then Gives $50,000 to Campaign Against Chula Vista Ballot Measure
How are California construction unions able to make $50,000 political contributions to local campaigns? In one case, a union trust fund that made such a contribution in California received funding from ratepayers of a publicly-owned utility through a mandated payoff included in a Project Labor Agreement. A year ago (November 2, 2009), the 20 commissioners of the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) (based in Roseville, near Sacramento) voted 9…