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IID Special Meeting on PLA Gets Testy

/in , /by /Imperial Valley Press by Michael Maresh
One Imperial Irrigation District director Monday morning accused the majority of the board of “ramming” through projects after the board rejected by a 3-2 vote to conduct public workshops on its project labor agreement plan that will be voted on next Tuesday.
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New State Bill Would Require a PLA for Pure Water Project

/in , , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard

To end a labor dispute that’s halted work on one of the largest and most important water projects in San Diego history, Assemblyman Todd Gloria rolled out a bill Friday to require union-friendly terms for work on the project.

The project, known as Pure Water, would provide a third of the city’s drinking water in coming decades. After years of starts and stops, the first $1.6 billion part of the project looked to be on track, until a labor dispute put everything on ice this summer.

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