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Reported Project Labor Agreements for Proposed California Tribal Casinos
Below is a list of reported Project Labor Agreements or union-only construction agreements for tribal casinos in California. These were reported by the tribes, unions, or news media. The list is...
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Orange County Project Labor Agreements: One Advances, One Gets Jammed – My...
Within three days last week, elected boards of two of the four community college districts in Orange County, California voted on proposals to require their construction contractors to sign Project...
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California High-Speed Rail’s Approval Rating Should Be 30% – My Article in...
In an April 12, 2013 post in www.FlashReport.org, I ask this question: Why does a significant minority of Californians STILL support California High-Speed Rail after all of its financial and management...
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Antics and Resolutions at the 2013 California Democratic Party Convention –...
My article Union Influence in the California Democratic Party’s 2013 Convention Resolutions was posted on www.UnionWatch.org on April 16, 2013. It includes a link to the actual resolutions approved by...
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Newly Obtained Documents Reveal Which Elected Official Was the Catalyst for...
Residents of California’s Central Valley from Merced to Bakersfield are still asking how unions obtained costly monopoly control of the first construction segment of the California High-Speed Rail...
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My Article in www.FlashReport.org – Know Thyself, Republican: You Could Be...
My commentary Know Thyself, Republican: You Could Be the Next Nathan Fletcher was posted today (May 7, 2013) in www.FlashReport.org. It’s a warning to Republican elected and appointed officials and...
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Webinar: Do Project Labor Agreements Hurt Our Economy? Wednesday, May 8, 2013...
The Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity, based in Alexandria, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time entitled Do...
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Project Labor Agreement Activity in California Since the November 2012...
My May 7, 2013 article Election Gains for California Unions in 2012 Drive Push for Project Labor Agreements is posted on the www.UnionWatch.org web site. It includes a timeline of Project Labor...
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2013 Annual Conference of California League of Bond Oversight Committees...
I’m on the Advisory Board of the California League of Bond Oversight Committees (CalBOC), which held its annual conference today (May 10, 2013) in Sacramento. To improve public accountability for...
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A Preliminary Timeline of Activity Concerning What Will Be $9.95 Billion...
It seems that 99.999% of Californians are unaware of how, when, and how much the State of California has borrowed for California High-Speed Rail by selling bonds to investors. My requests at two board...
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Yes, There Was a Denver International Airport “Fair” Project Labor Agreement:...
Since the “Boston Harbor” U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1993 that upheld the right of a government entity as a “market participant” to require contractors to sign a Project Labor Agreement as a...
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The People Don’t Want It: My www.UnionWatch.org Article “Citizen Awareness...
My article about the grassroots strategy leading to the 3-2 vote of the Coast Community College District elected board of trustees on May 15 to reject a Project Labor Agreement for up to $1.5 billion...
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www.FlashReport.org Selects @DaytonPubPolicy as One of “Top 50 California...
On May 22, 2013, www.FlashReport.org published its “Top 50 California Conservatives On Twitter.” To qualify for consideration, a candidate had to be a Californian, openly identified by name on Twitter,...
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Brazen Union CEQA Abuse in Napa Valley: My Article in www.UnionWatch.org
As documented on the web site www.PhonyUnionTreeHuggers.com, construction trade unions continue to be active in objecting to proposed projects based on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)....
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Construction Manager at-Risk Negotiating with Unions for a Project Labor...
The Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction just issued a press release (on May 30, 2013) entitled “Unions and State Conspire to Exclude Local Workers from Massive Public Courthouse Project in...
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California Cities That Filed for Chapter 9 Bankruptcy – You May Copy and...
When writing a blog post or web site article about cities in California that have filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, you can use the photos below to illustrate your story. City of Stockton The City of...
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My Article in www.FlashReport.org: Two Gifts for the Planet: Build California...
Today (June 4, 2013) www.FlashReport.org posted my article Two Gifts for the Planet: Build California High-Speed Rail and Choose a Path that Crushes the Dairy Industry. It reports on a little-known...
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Construction Unions Remain Big Boosters of California High-Speed Rail – My...
I attended the May 28, 2013 field hearing in Madera, California of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the U.S....
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Union Quest for Project Labor Agreements from Judicial Council of California...
The planned new San Diego County Central Courthouse is the most expensive project to be funded by the Judicial Council of California‘s Administrative Office of the Courts construction program to repair...
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