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According to open con¬
tractor Maudlin
Dorfmeier, the carpenter's
union doesn't allow drug
screening due to invasion
of privacy. All Maudlin
Dorfmeier employees are
required to participate in a
drug screening, Dorfmeier
said.
Susan Aldrich, CSUF
director of Facilities and
Planning, said "State law
says that non-union con¬
tractors can bid on proj¬
ects but must pay prevail¬
ing wages. The prevailing
wage for each trade de¬
pends on the geographic
area and the rate set by
unions.
"The pipeline is part of
a $2.1 million central plant
upgrade funded by a
$650,000 PG&E rebate and
an energy bond put to¬
gether by the California
Office of Energy," Aldrich
said.
The non-union workers
who work for lesser wages
cuts into bids to union
contracting companies,
Villarreal said.
Some Maudlin
Dorfmeier employees feel
they are compensated
fairly 4for work done and
are happy with manage¬
ment.
Maudlin^ Dorfmeier
employs some full time
workers who are skilled in
many aspects of construc¬
tion to create an efficient,
flexible business, Maudlin
said.
Although his wife
works, Villarreal, who is
still paying his mortgage,
said his unemployment
interrupts his lifestyle.
"There are a lot of things
cutback. We have to deal
with needs, not wants/'
Villarreal said.
"That's how they get
away with it. The total
package for me as a dry-
waller would be $27.55 per
hour including wages and
benefits.
" They would classify me
as a laborer and pay me
$24.55 per hour. Thafs
how they cheat.
"It's a misdassification
of employees. The state
and the federal govern¬
ment don't police it. Ifs
up to us to police our own
securities," Villarreal said.
Wright said, "My writ¬
ten record differs with
their certified payroll on
the classification of work¬
ers."
"It's not true," said
Maudlin, 1991 City of
Fresno winner of the Out¬
standing Contractor of the
Year Award and member
of the Bulldog Foundation.
The CSUF awarding
body of the contract po¬
lices the certified payroll
and minority quotas,
Wright said.
Although the percent^
age of minorities em¬
ployed is higher than state
average, Maudlin
Dorfmeier has no women
employed at this time.
They have employed
women in the past, Maud¬
lin said.
"Maudlin Dorfmeier
doesn't have an appren¬
ticeship program to give
men and women to learn a
trade," Villarreal said.
"When CSUF awarded
the bid," Villarreal said,
"They assumed that
Maudlin Dorfmeier fol¬
lowed all the rules and
regulations. But how do
they police it?
"Thafs why we're here,
to force them to follow the
rules," he said.
Villarreal said in a time
of recession, these work¬
ers agree to less to survive.
"Ifs sad that people out
there take advantage of
that," Villarreal said.
"Weare being maligned
badly," Maudlin said.
"That should be illegal."
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