March 16, 2010

Submit Your Letter TODAY BY 2PM: Oppose Riverside Community College District Proposed Project Labor Agreement

The Corona Chamber of Commerce is opposed to the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) before the Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees TONIGHT March 16, 2010 and has urged them to vote NO.
 

Why The Corona Chamber Opposes The PLA

At a time when job creation is crucial, you should not use taxpayer-money to exclude certain workers by imposing painstaking labor requirements on non-union workers and contractors. The Corona Chamber of Commerce is concerned that many small business contractors in our region will be unfairly excluded from the opportunity to bid on the work due to the mandate a PLA places on on businesses to hire union workers.

Jobs are scarce and small businesses are doing everything they can to stay in business. Mandating who businesses should and should not hire is another attempt to prevent job providers and job seekers from getting our economy moving again. Most importantly, this PLA has the potential of excluding contractors that could get the projects done at a more economical cost.