Union Violence

Letter to the Editor: Writer Won’t be Intimidated by Pro-Union Threat

0 August 4, 2010  School Construction, State & Local Construction, Uncategorized

In a July 27 letter to the editor written by Mary Alford of Bristol, CT and published by the Bristol Press, Ms. Alford describes her experience testifying against Big Labor and their effort to persuade local officials to require wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements on local school construction projects. Here is an excerpt from Ms. Alford’s […]

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Investigation into Ohio School Facilities Commission Continues

1 July 7, 2010  School Construction, State & Local Construction, Uncategorized

As reported by the Columbus, Ohio NBC affiliate on July 1, more details about the Ohio School Facilities Corporation Executive Director Rich Murray’s efforts to strong arm school districts into requiring wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) are coming to light. Murray’s behavior on behalf of the Strickland administration’s Big Labor allies has led […]

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Keying Cars, Stealing Signs, and Project Labor Agreements: Caught on Tape Trying to Derail Fair and Open Competition

0 May 26, 2010  State & Local Construction, Uncategorized

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 […]

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