School construction chief blasted in a state report (for promoting the use of union labor)

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Source: Dayton Daily News

The new director of the Ohio School Facilities Commission, Richard Murray, gave unions favored status and tried to steer school districts into deals that would put union workers on construction jobs, a 47-page report by the state inspector general said.

Hired in September 2009, Murray came from union affiliate Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, introduced himself at meetings as a member of Local 423, asked union workers to snoop on non-union workers, and indirectly pressured school districts to sign Project Labor Agreements when constructing or renovating buildings, the report said.

Hired in September 2009, Murray came from union affiliate Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, introduced himself at meetings as a member of Local 423, asked union workers to snoop on non-union workers, and indirectly pressured school districts to sign Project Labor Agreements when constructing or renovating buildings, the report said.

Created in 1997, the school facilities commission spends $1 billion a year on school construction projects. For the first 10 years of its existence, the commission virtually banned districts from signing deals that required paying prevailing wages or hiring union labor. But when Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat, took office, the commission adopted a policy to allow districts to decide the matter.

Read more: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/politics/school-construction-chief-blasted-in-a-state-report-846975.html

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While I haven't been thrilled with Strickland all the time, he is a tremendous improvement over his republican predecessors. :)

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1. K&R'd; 4 recs now.

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2. K&R

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and rec'd!