San Diego Continues Paying Price for Job-Killing PLAs
A March 1 San Diego Daily Transcript Op-Ed by Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction’s (CFEC) Eric Christen slams wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) for their negative impact on job growth. Here are the highlights (Links added): Unemployment stands at 12.4 percent. The state is facing un-ending multi-billion dollar deficits. The city of […]
Top Union Official In San Diego Believes Voters Don’t Get it!
Several polls taken in San Diego County over the past year consistently indicate that more than 90 percent of voters agree with the very basic statement that taxpayers get the best quality construction for the best price when contracts are bid under fair and open competition, without requirements that contractors must sign special agreements with […]
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 Open Competition Effort Gains Momentum In The Media
As we reported yesterday, the San Diego Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to draft a ballot initiative for voters to consider that would ban wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements on county construction. This move comes in response to Big Labor’s increasingly blatant efforts to monopolize local work in San Diego County. We noted yesterday […]
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 […]
San Diego Unified PLA Debacle: First Project Bid With A PLA Fails On All Counts
Remember the San Diego Unified School District’s (SDUSD) corrupt move to require project labor agreements (PLAs) on all construction projects funded by the voter-approved $2.1 billion proposition S? Big Labor said the PLAs would help control costs and guarantee a local workforce. As predicted, the PLA has already failed to deliver on Big Labor’s promises: WINNING […]
California State Legislature Considers Repeal of Provision in California’s Design-Build Authorization Laws that Encourages Project Labor Agreements
Merit shop contractors in California continue to go on the offense whenever possible with state and local policy initiatives that prohibit project labor agreements and guarantee or restore fair and open bid competition. We were pleased on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 to see a committee of the California Assembly consider thoughtful state legislation that repeals […]
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 […]
Imperial County Supervisors Reject Big Labor’s Monopoly Scam Disguised as Green Jobs Program
The Imperial County Board of Supervisors (California) rejected a wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreement requirement as part of a green job training and weatherization/retrofit program at their December 22 meeting. Here is Associated Builders and Contractors – San Diego Chapter’s press release: Imperial County Supervisors Reject Big Labor’s Monopoly Scam Disguised as Green Jobs […]
Proposed Oceanside, Calif. Charter Has Unprecedented Taxpayer Protections for Fair and Open Bid Competition
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 […]