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Carlsbad board authorizes negotiations on Project Labor Agreement after hours of testimony
Summary
After a lengthy public comment period with dozens of trade‑union supporters and opponents, the Carlsbad Unified School District board voted 3–2 to authorize the superintendent to negotiate a Project Labor Agreement (PLA), directing staff to return with a draft for board consideration.
The Carlsbad Unified School District board voted 3–2 to authorize the superintendent to begin negotiating a Project Labor Agreement, following more than an hour of presentations and roughly 25 public comments for and against the measure. Trustee Rawlings made the motion and Trustee COC seconded; the motion carried with Rawlings, COC and Trustee Ward voting yes and Trustee Burbank and Trustee Emery voting no.
Supporters from labor unions and trades councils told the board a PLA would guarantee local‑hire goals, apprenticeship pathways, higher wages and benefits for workers on covered projects, and more predictable schedules and training standards for contractors. “A PLA keeps these dollars in our region and provides job…
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