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Union and inspectors urge review after council-authorized HB Restoration amendment
Summary
Union representatives and a certified coatings inspector told the Modesto City Council that an increase to an HB Restoration contract should be reviewed because of wage-theft judgments and an OSHA serious violation; the company owner said the firm has done public work since 2013 and asked the council to check references.
Union representatives and independent trade professionals asked the Modesto City Council on Jan. 27 to review and pause further work under an already-authorized amendment to a coating/restoration contract with HB Restoration Inc., citing labor and safety concerns.
Juan Rosales of District Council 16, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, told the council the city had authorized expanding the HB Restoration agreement to more than $1.5 million and that new information about the vendor’s history “demands immediate…
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