Chula Vista | The Truth About PLAs

San Diego County Voters Will Have Chance to Ban PLAs on County Construction Projects

September 8, 2010 – 7:30 am

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted on July 13 to “put the people in charge” and “give voters a voice” by placing a measure (now designated as Proposition A) on the November 2 ballot that would amend the county’s charter to prohibit the county from entering into contracts that require contractors to sign [...]

By Kevin Dayton | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 in 2010, 2010 Election, ABC California, California, Chula Vista, Facebook, Kevin Dayton, Oceanside, PLA Video, PLAs, PLAs Increase Costs, Project Labor Agreements, Proposition A, San Diego, SDUSD, Website | Comments (0)

People vs. Unions: Struggling for Open Competition in California

July 22, 2010 – 10:52 am

FOX News’ Special Report with Bret Baier is the latest to cover the grassroots effort to bring quality and accountability to taxpayer-funded construction by preventing the use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) in California.
Here is the video from the July 21 edition of Special Report:

The FOX News Liveshots blog also covered this story in [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 in 2010, 2010 Election, ABC California, California, Chula Vista, Fox News, Gaylord Hotel, Greenmail, PLAs, PLAs Increase Costs, San Diego, TV Coverage, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (0)

WSJ Recognizes ABC Efforts To Fight Crony Contracting

June 23, 2010 – 11:26 am

The Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Moore wrote in yesterday’s Political Diary, via FlashReport (“Unions on the Run in the Golden State,” 6/22):
It’s rare these days for unions to suffer a political setback, but the California election results in early June were a big defeat. Now a business group that played a key role in the battle [...]

By BenBrubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC California, Ballot Initiative, Brett McMahon, California, Chula Vista, Oceanside, PLAs, Prop G, Prop K, Stephen Moore, Wall Street Journal | Comments (0)

More on Chula Vista’s Prop G

June 21, 2010 – 8:58 am

The Washington Examiner’s Mark Hemingway says “the most significant election result this month might be” Chula Vista, Calif. voters rejecting government gifts to Big Labor by passing Proposition G, a ballot measure banning government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on city-funded construction projects (“Voters Fight Back Against Union Control,” 6/21). The lesson should be important nationally, as Hemingway [...]

By BenBrubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, Editorial, Executive Order 13502, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Prop G, The Politics of PLAs, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (0)

Fox Business News Covers Chula Vista’s Prop G Victory

June 16, 2010 – 11:47 pm

Last Tuesday, Chula Vista, Calif. voters rejected costly and anti-competitive project labor agreements (PLAs) on public works projects by passing Proposition G, which bans PLAs on city-funded construction projects and helps public officials deliver to taxpayers the best possible construction project at the best possible price.
On Monday, the Wall Street Journal editorial board applauded Chula Vista voters for passing Prop G [...]

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WSJ Editorial: California Voters Rebel Against Project Labor Agreements

June 14, 2010 – 5:30 am

In an editorial today, the Wall Street Journal slammed union-favoring project labor agreements (PLAs). Just last week, voters in the San Diego area “voted to prohibit the city from bowing to union demands” and prohibited these discriminatory and costly agreements on municipal construction projects in Chula Vista and Oceanside, California.
The WSJ noted that, “From Boston’s [...]

By BenBrubeck | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, Editorial, Executive Order 13502, PLAs, PLAs are political payoffs to union leaders, PLAs Cut Competition, PLAs Increase Costs, President Obama, Project Labor Agreements, Union-only PLAs harm local workers, Wall Street Journal | Comments (0)

Chula Vista and Oceanside Reject Big Labor Handouts: Proposition G and Measure K Overwhelmingly Approved

June 9, 2010 – 4:44 pm

Voters in Chula Vista, Calif., and Oceanside, Calif., approved ballot initiatives that prohibit local entities from requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on city-funded construction projects. Chula Vista and Oceanside join the City of Fresno, Orange County and San Diego County in prohibiting PLAs on locally funded work. These two initiatives mark the first [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 in 2010, 2010 Election, ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, Executive Order 13502, Gaylord Hotel, Obama, Oceanside, PLAs, TV Ad | Comments (1)

Chula Vista and Oceanside Fair and Open Competition Ballot Initiative Update

June 9, 2010 – 8:13 am

Voters in both the City of Oceanside and Chula Vista, California each had the opportunity to put an end to the use of wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs) on construction projects funded by their cities yesterday.
While there are no official results yet, early returns indicate that voters in both cities said NO to [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 in 2010, 2010 Election, ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, local legislation, Oceanside, PLAs | Comments (1)

Election Day in California

June 8, 2010 – 9:30 am

Today, the citizens of Chula Vista and Oceanside, California will have an opportunity to vote on two measures – Proposition G in Chula Vista and Measure K in Oceanside – that will end the kind of backroom deals that leave taxpayers paying for four bridges, schools and roads for the price of five.
As we said [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 in 2010, 2010 Election, ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, Kevin Dayton, local legislation, Oceanside, PLAs, San Diego, The Politics of PLAs, union, Union Propaganda Machine, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (0)

Fair and Open Competition Proposals on the Ballot TOMORROW in Chula Vista and Oceanside, California

June 7, 2010 – 4:29 pm

Voters in Chula Vista and Oceanside, California will go to the polls TOMORROW, June 8 and will have the option to say NO to wasteful and discriminatory project labor agreements (PLAs). We strongly encourage everyone living in these communities to make sure their voice is heard.
PublicCEO.com covered the fight for open competition in California in [...]

By Andy Conlin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2010 Election, ABC California, Ballot Initiative, California, Chula Vista, Executive Order 13502, Kevin Dayton, local legislation, Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Oceanside, PLAs, President Obama, publicCEO, Union-only PLAs harm local workers | Comments (0)