Hilton contractor fails to meet Fair Share goal

sbl_admin · 05-19-2007, 12:34 PM

Walton Construction officials have been summoned to the Shreveport city council meeting Tuesday to discuss their struggles complying with the city's Fair Share program, which was created to increase minority participation in city contracts

rhertz · 05-19-2007, 01:12 PM

That must suck to hire subcontractors based on their minority status rather than based on price or quality of work. That just doesn't seem very American to me. How can you manage a job if you don't have 100% control over who you can hire and fire?

sbl_admin · 05-22-2007, 04:44 PM

A new story has been added to the "Read More" section of this topic, as follows

KTBS -- May 22 2007 4:44 PM
Walton executive questioned about minority participating in hotel

Pocahontas · 05-22-2007, 04:54 PM

Walton Construction states that they tried to contact 138 of the minority businesses and only 8 responded and they hired 6!! That sounds like the construction co. did their part and the businesses didn't put forth much efforts! I feel that the workers/businesses should get the jobs based on merit not on minority status.

Isaac-Saxxon · 05-23-2007, 09:35 AM

I listen to Joe Shyne dress down that contractor on the news this morning

and it was a shame what Joe said. This is another case of using a nonexistent issue to get more power over the black community. I won't my fair share sounds like a greedy little child.

joepole · 05-23-2007, 09:51 AM

I have first-hand knowledge of this project and I assure you Joe Shyne is in this case as wrong as he always is.

Isaac-Saxxon · 05-23-2007, 11:02 AM

Joe Shyne is a embarrassment not only to Shreveport but to all of man kind.

sassy1 · 05-23-2007, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isaac-Saxxon

Joe Shyne is a embarrassment not only to Shreveport but to all of man kind.

ditto

05-19-2007, 12:34 PM	#1
sbl_admin Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 1,965 Rep Power: 247	Hilton contractor fails to meet Fair Share goal Walton Construction officials have been summoned to the Shreveport city council meeting Tuesday to discuss their struggles complying with the city's Fair Share program, which was created to increase minority participation in city contracts

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sbl_admin Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 1,965 Rep Power: 247	Updated News Story A new story has been added to the "Read More" section of this topic, as follows KTBS -- May 22 2007 4:44 PM Walton executive questioned about minority participating in hotel

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Isaac-Saxxon SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,421 Rep Power: 304	Joe Shyne is a embarrassment not only to Shreveport but to all of man kind. __________________ Maranatha Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Last edited by Isaac-Saxxon; 05-23-2007 at 11:12 AM.

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05-19-2007, 01:12 PM	#2
rhertz SBLive! Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,834 Rep Power: 281	That must suck to hire subcontractors based on their minority status rather than based on price or quality of work. That just doesn't seem very American to me. How can you manage a job if you don't have 100% control over who you can hire and fire?

05-22-2007, 04:54 PM	#4
Pocahontas SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,691 Rep Power: 259	Walton Construction states that they tried to contact 138 of the minority businesses and only 8 responded and they hired 6!! That sounds like the construction co. did their part and the businesses didn't put forth much efforts! I feel that the workers/businesses should get the jobs based on merit not on minority status.

05-23-2007, 09:35 AM	#5
Isaac-Saxxon SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,421 Rep Power: 304	I listen to Joe Shyne dress down that contractor on the news this morning and it was a shame what Joe said. This is another case of using a nonexistent issue to get more power over the black community. I won't my fair share sounds like a greedy little child.

05-23-2007, 09:51 AM	#6
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 245	I have first-hand knowledge of this project and I assure you Joe Shyne is in this case as wrong as he always is.

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