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County hears pitch for ordinance to require local labor on solar projects
Summary
A union representative presented a model agreement used in Indiana and urged Edgar County to adopt ordinance language requiring local hiring on solar, wind and battery projects; board members agreed to seek legal guidance before drafting language.
Kevin Baker, who identified himself as "Kevin Baker with the Operators Flight 41," urged the Edgar County board to consider an ordinance or memorandum of understanding that would push contractors on solar projects to hire local union labor.
"It's gonna guarantee you and your residents that it will be local union laborers there," Kevin Baker said,…
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