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San Jose: Public projects valued at $6 million will require project labor agreement

Ramona Giwargis, THE MERCURY NEWS

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

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Construction is underway at Del Monte Park Phase 2 at Sunol and Auzerais Streets in San Jose, California, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. San Jose could soon become the latest city to require labor agreements that set union-backed wage requirements for city construction projects involving the airport, libraries, service yards and more. Although there are no current construction projects that qualify, an example would be the construction underway at Del Monte Park Phase 2. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

Construction is underway at Del Monte Park Phase 2 at Sunol and Auzerais Streets in San Jose, California, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. San Jose could soon become the latest city to require labor agreements that set union-backed wage requirements for city construction projects involving the airport, libraries, service yards and more. Although there are no current construction projects that qualify, an example would be the construction underway at Del Monte Park Phase 2. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)

A 2011 study from the National University System Institute for Policy Research measured the impact of labor agreements on school construction and found a 13 percent to 15 percent rise in construction costs.