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Opponents of CEQA Reform Cite New Study with Union Connections

By Kevin Dayton
03/12/2013
A broad coalition opposing any changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) held a press conference today (March 12, 2013) that included the findings of a newly-released study, The Economic and Environmental Impact of the California Environmental  Quality Act. The study was written by a University of Utah professor with a long history of academic...

TAGS: Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo, Are Charter Cities Taking Advantage of State Mandated Construction Wage Rate ("Prevailing Wage") Exemptions?, Bob Balgenorth, California Constitution, California Construction Industry Labor-Management Cooperative Trust, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE), Charter Cities, Greenmail, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Jerry Brown, Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978, Santa Clara-San Benito Building and Construction Trades Council, State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, The Effect of Prevailing Wage Regulations on Contractor Bid Participation and Behavior: A Comparison of Palo Alto California with Four Nearby Prevailing Wage Municipalities, University of California Miguel Contreras Labor Program

CEQA Debate Rule No. 1: Do NOT Mention Union “Greenmail”

By Kevin Dayton
02/21/2013
“Here’s the plan: pretend that unions aren’t exploiting the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as a tool to obtain labor agreements. Maybe no one will notice.” Supporters and opponents of CEQA reform are straining to avoid this uncomfortable subject as influential Democrats in the California State Senate prepare to introduce an alleged reform of CEQA...

TAGS: A Move to Put the Union Label on Solar Power Plants, Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo, California Energy Commission, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE), CEQA Reform, Clark Construction, Corporate campaign, corporate campaigns, Greenmail, Labor Coalition’s Tactics on Renewable Energy Projects Are Criticized, Laborers Union (LIUNA) Local No. 783, Lorena Gonzalez, San Diego Convention Center Expansion, San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council, UNITE HERE Local Union No. 30

“Unite Here” Union Becomes San Diego’s Leading Environmental Organization

By Kevin Dayton
12/18/2012
According to its national web site, UNITE HERE represents workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, and airport industries. But one might conclude, after looking at the public activities of UNITE-HERE Local Union No. 30 in San Diego, that UNITE HERE is actually an environmental organization, marketing itself as a much more aggressive alternative...

TAGS: Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), City of San Diego, San Diego Convention Center Expansion, UNITE HERE Local Union No. 30

Mysterious Union Slush Fund Spends $100,000 Against Costa Mesa Charter

By Kevin Dayton
10/18/2012
As explained by the League of California Cities, the California Constitution gives cities the authority to enact “charters” and thereby manage their purely municipal affairs without interference from the state. Cities have been increasingly eager to seek charters in recent years in order to free themselves from costly state mandates. Since 2007, voters have increased...

TAGS: Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo, Are Charter Cities Taking Advantage of State Mandated Construction Wage Rate ("Prevailing Wage") Exemptions?, Bob Balgenorth, California Constitution, California Construction Industry Labor-Management Cooperative Trust, California Energy Commission, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE), Charter Cities, City of Costa Mesa - Measure V, Greenmail, Labor Coalition’s Tactics on Renewable Energy Projects Are Criticized, Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978, League of California Cities, Prevailing Wage, State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, State Building and Construction Trades Council v. City of Vista

Mailers Expose Union CEQA “Greenmail” Against Solar Developers

By Kevin Dayton
09/26/2012
Finally, ordinary citizens in the San Joaquin Valley learn how construction trade unions block solar power plant projects by exploiting the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Residents of Kings County (in the San Joaquin Valley of California) see local opportunities for economic growth and job creation through the construction and operation of proposed solar-powered electrical generation facilities....

TAGS: Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Unions for Reliable Energy (CURE), Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction (CFEC), Fresno Bee, Governor Jerry Brown, Greenmail, Project Labor Agreements

Unions Threaten Environmental Litigation to Block San Diego Convention Center

By Kevin Dayton
09/20/2012
Whatever your views concerning the wisdom of the proposed $520 million expansion of the San Diego Convention Center and the related expansion of the adjacent Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, you should be outraged at the shameless stunt of top San Diego labor union officials and their lawyers at the September 19, 2012 meeting of the...

TAGS: Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), CEQA Reform, Greenmail, Jerry Brown, Lorena Gonzalez, National University System Institute for Policy Research in San Diego, Project Labor Agreements, San Diego Convention Center Expansion, San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council, San Diego County Central Labor Council, Tom Lemmon, UNITE HERE Local Union No. 30

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