{"id":27044,"date":"2016-07-13T15:11:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T19:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=27044"},"modified":"2016-07-13T15:11:04","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T19:11:04","slug":"san-diego-charges-toward-new-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/san-diego-charges-toward-new-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Charges Toward New Stadium","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27045 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/LU20NEWS20-20Local2020620IMG_1718-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"LU%20NEWS%20-%20Local%20206%20IMG_1718\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/LU20NEWS20-20Local2020620IMG_1718-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/LU20NEWS20-20Local2020620IMG_1718-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/LU20NEWS20-20Local2020620IMG_1718-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/LU20NEWS20-20Local2020620IMG_1718-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/LU20NEWS20-20Local2020620IMG_1718-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/LU20NEWS20-20Local2020620IMG_1718.jpg 1935w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>For years, the NFL and San Diego Chargers engaged the City of San Diego in talks about building a new football stadium. Recently, the Chargers approached the San Diego Building Trades to assist in overcoming some of the obstacles that had arisen in those talks.<br \/>\nOther NFL teams from the Patriots to the Cowboys have benefited from the highly skilled Building Trades, especially SMART sheet metal members, and the Chargers committed to a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for a new stadium.<br \/>\nSheet Metal Local 206 (San Diego) and the area Building Trades are helping to collect 67,000 signatures to put the project on the November ballot, with a $1.8 billion stadium and a convention center annex that would host major conventions and special events.<br \/>\nUnion members joined a \u201cSignature Kick-Off\u201d event, held adjacent to San Diego\u2019s downtown baseball park on April 23. SM Local 206 Business Manager Doug Tracy was on stage to kick off the petition drive along with other labor leaders; Chargers personnel including former running back LaDainian Tomlinson, quarterback Phillip Rivers, President and CEO Dean Spanos, and Head Coach Mike McCoy; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; and Congressmen Scott Peters (D), Juan Vargus (D), and Darrell Issa (R).<br \/>\nAs Tracy put it, \u201cpartnering with the Chargers will provide a clear path to building a world-class, multi-use facility that will not only retain our football team, but ensure we keep major events such as Comic-Con and college bowl games that bring revenue back to our city while keeping members employed.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe hours this will provide SMART members while ensuring the city has a facility that serves as an economic driver for years to come will be a win-win for everyone involved,\u201d Tracy added.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years, the NFL and San Diego Chargers engaged the City of San Diego in talks about building a new football stadium. 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