Statement: “The entire county has over 80 percent of workers who have chosen not to be in a union,” Ken Bertalan, senior vice president of construction with Bergelectric Corp., wrote in a letter to the editor published by The San Diego Union-Tribune on Feb. 14.
Analysis: Bertalan’s editorial targeted project labor agreements, or pre-hire agreements used in public works contracts that offer workplace incentives in exchange for preventing labor strikes. The debate over PLAs has been heating up as the San Diego Unified School District institutes one and the county and some local municipalities consider banning them.
Fact Check: How Many Workers Reject Unions?
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