Peter Burrel
Santee
The Union-Tribune editorial puts the blame once again squarely on the back of local labor unions. Never mind that Gaylord Entertainment was being wooed with $308 million of taxpayer-funded corporate welfare or that Building and Construction Trade Council conceded on most of the union concerns except the most important one, the hiring of local tradesman.
Importing an outside labor force translates to jobs paying lower wages and/or fewer benefits. Why else would Gaylord balk at this demand? Local tradesmen like all of us have the high cost of living in San Diego to contend with. Wouldn't we expect to receive the prevailing wage for work performed in the city where we pay taxes and raise our families?
It's time your editorial board sets aside its anti-labor bias; the newspaper's sole existence is due to the faithful readership and subsequent subscriptions of workers who benefit directly or indirectly from trade union membership.
