San Diego Community College Students Lose Job Opportunities; Southwestern College governing board vote bars non-union students

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CONTACT: Scott Crosby, CEO, ABC San Diego / 619-518-3450 (Poway, California) – Hundreds of San Diego Community College students will be prohibited from working on Southwestern College (SWC) Prop R funded construction projects under a proposed Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) to be voted on Wednesday by the SWC Governing Board. The students will be barred from applying for these construction …

How Much Will Prop. S Cost Taxpayers in the End?

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A little news item crossed my desk today from the Associated General Contractors regarding a financial report on the status of Proposition S. As you’ll recall, that $2.1 billion bond measure became a major battle between labor and merit shop interests over proposed construction projects in the San Diego Unified School District. According to the release, the school district plans …

San Diego Chamber Endorses Yes on A

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San Diego Chamber Endorses Prop. A Regional Business Organization Supports Fair, Open Competition October 1st , 2010 San Diego — The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce endorsed Proposition A, a ballot measure for fair and open competition for construction workers. The passage of Prop. A on November 2nd would amend the County of San Diego charter to prohibit the …