California: Brentwood City Council Approves PLA on Civic Center
…LTE explains the financial reasons why non-union contractors won’t sign a Brentwood Civic Center PLA. Today the Brentwood City Council voted 3-2 to send the civic center project out to bid (“Two big steps for civic center,” 6/26). In memory of the benefits of free and open competition on the Brentwood Civic Center, it is worth revisiting this excellent guest commentary in the local paper from TheTruthAboutPLAs.com contributor Kevin Dayton (“Union…
Brentwood Residents Speaking Out Against PLAs
…A July 6 letter to the editor to the Contra Costa Times hits the proverbial nail right on the head. Here’s an excerpt: This [PLA] not only violates the tenets of fairness but places the government in a position of essentially favoring one set of bidders over another. The scale of justice is weighted in favor of union-shop bidders over nonunion-shop bidders. This cannot be rationally denied. We completely agree. Read the full letter to the editor…