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Sacramento City Unified School District: TODAY
the Sacramento City USD Board of Trustees will vote to reduce the project cost-threshold on their Project Labor Agreement from $1 million to $500,000.
See the staff report and proposed Project Labor Agreement here:Â Sacramento City Unified School District Proposed Project Labor Agreement Amendments 2017.
It's unlikely that the board will reject this union-backed proposal. Board members include the former Legislative Director for the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California. Also, a recent board member was a Business Development Specialist for a labor-management cooperation committee affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local No. 340 and used the board position as a springboard to the Sacramento City Council and then the California State Assembly.
In other words, the Sacramento City Unified School District is a policy-testing ground and political farm-team for construction unions. But utopia is still not achieved. More favoritism for unions is needed.
The current district practice of fair and open bid competition for smaller projects between $500,000 and $1 million undermines the strategy of construction unions to regain their dwindling market share in the Sacramento region. Only government mandates on contractors to sign union agreements can prevent taxpayer money from going to workers who cling to values of independence and individualism.
What we need from you:
- Contact the Board of Trustees and express your opposition to the PLA in general and this change in particular. (see below)
- Attend the meeting if you can and speak out against the PLA (details below regarding location and time).
Board Contact Info
Meeting Details
When: TODAY at 6pm
Where:
Serna Center Community Conference Rooms
5735
Salinas Union High School District: The debacle that is the new SUHSD High School PLA is reaching new heights with regards to both scapegoating and accountability. The scapegoating is coming to us from the Board of Trustees who are in full panic mode and are blaming everyone for the delayed opening of the high school on everyone except themselves and PLA proponents. We will soon have a recording of their meeting that took place on Tuesday evening that saw tensions and Trustees voices rise to new heights. The continued accountability is coming to us from the local press that continues to hold this board to account for its irresponsibility.
This piece from the local CBS affiliate is very hard hitting!
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High Speed Rail
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The California High Speed Rail disaster continues to roll down the track, barley, with missed deadlines, cost overruns and failed leadership made evident almost every week. Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) has officially requested an emergency audit by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee in an attempt to uncover potential hidden or downplayed cost overruns on the high-speed rail project. The audit can be conducted with the simple approval by the Chair and Vice Chair of the committee, Assemblyman Al Murasutchi (D-Torrance) and Senator Richard Roth (D-Riverside), and seeks information about a potential contingency plan for the project if the necessary public/private funds fall through.
Add to this, a recent exodus of key executive staff which further undermines confidence in the HSRA's ability to manage its ongoing construction contracts.
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Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success! Thanks to our sponsors and donors we were able to raise more than $50,000 to help fight Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) in the Sacramento Region. If you were unable to attend the event but would like to help CFEC in our efforts to combat PLAs, you can donate TODAY by going to HERE.
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