Op-Ed: ABC Fights to Preserve Apprenticeship Training Opportunities for Future Construction Work Force
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of California Government Affairs Director and TheTruthAboutPLAs.com contributor Kevin Dayton outlines the history of wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) in regard to apprenticeship in California in a June 1 op-ed titled, “ABC Fights to Preserve Apprenticeship Training Opportunities for Future Construction Work Force,” published by the San Diego […]
Keying Cars, Stealing Signs, and Project Labor Agreements: Caught on Tape Trying to Derail Fair and Open Competition
Perhaps there’s a reason why the annual Gallup poll of honesty and ethics in professions gives a very low rating to “labor union leaders.” It increasingly appears that voters in Chula Vista, California are likely on June 8 to approve Proposition G, a fair and open competition ordinance prohibiting the City of Chula Vista from […]
Merit Shop Associations Make Wasteful School District Accountable to Voters
For the first time, the Merit Shop in California is making a serious investment to oppose a campaign to pass a local school bond initiative. The board of trustees of the Concord-based Mt. Diablo Unified School District plopped a $348 million bond measure (Measure C) on the June 8 ballot, apparently without expecting any serious […]
Big Labor Spreads Lies to Defeat Chula Vista’s Prop G
On June 8, 2010, residents of Chula Vista, California will vote on Proposition G, which guarantees fair and open competition for public works projects in Chula Vista. Visit www.fairnessforchulavista.com to learn why Prop G is good for taxpayers and the construction industry. Big Labor opposes Prop G because it curtails their ability to receive costly and anti-competitive handouts from public […]
Local Ballot Initiatives in California Will Protect Fair and Open Competition for Taxpayers: Voters Decide on June 8
The San Diego Union-Tribune, the highest circulated daily newspaper in the San Diego metropolitan area, has endorsed Measure K, which asks Oceanside voters to adopt a charter that includes a ban on project labor agreement (PLA) requirements in city contracts. It also allows the city to establish its own prevailing wage policy for purely municipal […]
Construction Trades Seize Greenmail Advantage
In an April 27 commentary titled, “Construction Trades Seize Greenmail Advantage with Vengeance,” published by The Daily Transcript in San Diego, former ABC San Diego chapter president George Hawkins reminds the public about one of Big Labor’s favorite tools for securing project labor agreements (PLAs) in California: greenmail. Here are the highlights: “Greenmail,” the idea of threatening to […]
San Diego County Supervisors Ban Project Labor Agreements
The County of San Diego Board of Supervisors, representing the sixth most populous county in the country, voted 5-0 today to ban project labor agreements (PLAs) on County construction projects. On Mar. 2, 2010, the Supervisors will adopt the ordinance (second reading), adding section 428 to the County Administrative Code prohibiting the County from requiring PLAs […]
San Diego Residents To Vote On Fair and Open Competition
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 […]
California: Land of the Lost
There are few reports available that summarize how local governments across the United States are responding to the challenging economic and political circumstances of the last two years, but we at TheTruthAboutPLAs.com have been tracking the not-altogether-unexpected reaction at local governments in California. Considering the reputation of California as a state where government fiscal irresponsibility […]
San Diego: “Greenmail” Scrubs New Year’s Fireworks
Sensing that 2010 might be a tough year for Big Labor and their special interest allies in San Diego area, it appears that local union bosses are not in the mood to celebrate. And they decided to ruin the fun for everyone else too. Here is an excerpt from Michael M. Rosen’s commentary published in […]