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State Supreme Court to Hear Labor Case Against City of Vista
I almost wish that the court sided with the unions. That would increase public pressure to repeal this costly, depression era relic the real purpose of which is to keep construction unions on life support. It is without meaning to say that labor costs comprise 22 percent of project costs. That may be true of highway construction where project costs include land acquisition. The labor cost component of most new construction is about 30 percent. The percent of project costs for labor depends on the type of project. For repair and renovation projects, such as roofing or painting, labor costs can be in the neighborhood of 70 percent of project costs. That is where government agencies could save significant amounts of money while getting much needed work done and providing employment to small business contractors who under present circumstances don't even bid on prevailing wage work.— March 26, 2012 8:24 a.m.