Legal Opinion
State Building & Construction Trades Council v. City of Vista
California Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 2012No. S173586PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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KENNARD, J.
A charter city entered into certain contracts for the construction of public buildings. A federation of labor unions then petitioned the superior court for a peremptory writ of mandate, asserting that the city must comply with California’s prevailing wage law notwithstanding local ordinances stating otherwise. The prevailing wage law requires that certain minimum wage levels be paid to contract workers constructing public works.
Under the state Constitution, the ordinances of charter cities supersede state law with respect to “municipal affairs” (Cal. Const., art. XI, § 5),…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Baggett v. GatesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Bishop v. City of San JoseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- Sonoma County Organization of Public Employees v. County of SonomaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
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