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Proposed labor agreement lies at the heart of Gaylord dispute: unions, Tennessee developer going head-to-head over 1,500-room project.

Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Publication Date: 31-MAR-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Proposed labor agreement lies at the heart of Gaylord dispute: unions, Tennessee developer going head-to-head over 1,500-room project.(MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS)

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Nashville, Tenn.-based hotel operator Gaylord Entertainment said the company is more than willing to hire union workers to build its 1,500-room hotel and convention center at the Chula Vista Bay Front, but would never sign a project labor agreement, which stipulates who can bid on the product and sets prevailing wages and benefits paid by subcontractors.

The unions, represented by the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council and San Diego Building Trades Council, say by ducking the PLA, the developer is refusing to commit to hiring local workers.

Supporters say the agreement is the only way to ensure that Gaylord hires local workers; opponents counter it shuts out competition.

Labor unions like to use PLAs on projects involving public money--in this case the $308 million subsidy by the city of Chula Vista...

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