https://calwatchdog.com/2015/04/13/unions-central-to-browns-infrastructure-plans/ Mon, 06 Feb 2017 22:44:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://calwatchdog.com/2015/04/13/unions-central-to-browns-infrastructure-plans/#comment-127029 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 22:44:58 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=78988#comment-127029 […] Unions central to Brown’s infrastructure plans By James Poulos, April 13, 2015, CalWatchdog.com Faced with a restive constituency disgruntled by drought, Gov. Jerry Brown has moved to execute on his plans for California infrastructure — a boon to labor unions, but a point of contention for his political adversaries. As the Los Angeles Times reported, trade workers will benefit from Brown’s aims to refurbish roads and replumb the state’s waterworks. But most of all, they’ll cash in on the construction of California’s high-speed railway, under increasing fire as a misplaced priority amid the water crisis. (read article) […]

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