Supervisors decide to put a ban on union labor agreements before voters in November

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors decided today to put a ban on Project Labor Agreements before the voters on the November ballot.

By offering voters an amendment to the county charter, the board went a step further than a simple ordinance they approved in February.

The November measure, if passed, would amend the county charter to prohibit the county from requiring such deals with labor unions for construction projects. That means future boards would not be able to overturn the ban without a public vote.

Voters passed similar amendments recently in Oceanside and Chula Vist...