Article: Contractor Groups Object to Union Deal for Santa Barbara, Calif., Project.

By Maria Zate, Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Nov. 14--Several contractor groups are voicing opposition to the planned use of all-union labor on the Entrada de Santa Barbara project, saying the agreement stifles fair competition and will hurt the local construction industry.

Santa Barbara Beach Properties L.P. -- headed by Bill Levy -- signed a "project labor agreement" earlier this month to use all-union labor to construct the 56 time-share units and retail shops known as Entrada de Santa Barbara along lower State Street. The $100 million project is expected to break ground this summer.

The labor ...

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