The San Diego City Council last week passed a prevailing wage ordinance that made San Diego the latest of over 40 charter cities to do so as the state’s new SB7 will require.  The ordinance, which passed by a 5-4 margin, will go into effect on January 1, 2014. The vote was a required …

  In a recent op-ed for the Modesto Bee, Mark Breslin, CEO of San Francisco-based United Contractors, explains why he favors California’s SB 7, a bill which would make charter cities eligible for public funds only if they follow prevailing wage guidelines.   In recent years, anti-union groups have supported ballot initiatives throughout…

  In San Diego, the City Council’s Rules and Economic Development Committee has passed a measure that would require workers on most city maintenance and public works projects to be paid the prevailing wage.  The issue will be taken up July 30th.   Currently, prevailing wages kick in on projects paid for with state or …