New Dem majority on Kane Co. Board may push through union plan rejected by GOP 10 years ago
In what might be the biggest test of Democratic power in Kane County since the November elections, a change in how the county awards its most valuable contracts is moving forward.
State law requires public construction contracts to go to the company that comes forward with the lowest responsible bid. There is no ambiguity when it comes to what the cheapest price tag is in the low. But there's some wiggle room when it comes to the idea of what is a"responsible" bidder. by signing up you agree to our terms of service Republicans pointed to that requirement 10 years ago as both forcing contractors to use union labor and pushing people who want to work in the construction trade into unions. They said, at the time, that unions have a near monopoly on apprenticeship training programs.
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