Profiles in Courage
Another profile in courage is taking place in San Diego, where a proposed union-only project labor agreement on all projects funded by Proposition S, a $2.1 billion bond approved by the voters, was released at 5pm on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Board then scheduled a vote […]
If PLAs are so Great, Why not Debate?
The Lincoln Club of San Diego County and the San Diego Taxpayers Association are hosting a debate on PLAs on the San Diego Unified school district’s $2.1 million proposition S. Representatives from Associated Builders and Contractors and Associated General Contractors have agreed to participate in the debate. There to represent Big Labor will be… So […]
Community Fights San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Project Labor Agreement
If you live in the San Diego area you have likely read newspaper articles or seen TV reports about a controversial 3-2 vote taken by the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) Board Members to direct staff to negotiate a PLA on construction work funded by Proposition S, a $2.1 billion construction bond passed by […]
In their words: Victims of the SDUSD Project Labor Agreement
The PLA on $2.1 billion worth of San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) construction projects funded by Proposition S is going to prevent qualified local merit shop contractors and apprentices from working on school construction paid for by their own tax dollars unless SDUSD school board members reconsider their support for this costly and discriminatory PLA. […]