In another vote to either change or repeal the project labor agreement the city has with union contractors, members of the city council rejected two proposed amendments.
Gordy’s Hi-Hat loses founder
Gordy Lundquist, the owner of the Cloquet burger joint a summer destination in the Northland died Tuesday, July 6, at age 93. Written By: Jamey Malcomb | ×
Gordy s Hi-Hat founders Marilyn and Gordy Lundquist continued working at the Cloquet restaurant until just a couple years ago. Gordy died Tuesday, July 6, with Marilyn by his side. (Bob King / 2015 file / News Tribune)
The man behind Cloquet’s locally famous diner, Gordy Lundquist, died Tuesday, July 6.
Lundquist, 93, opened Gordy’s Hi-Hat in 1960. Since that time, the annual opening of the seasonal pitstop on Minnesota Highway 33 has been an unmistakable sign that summer is on the way.
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Cloquet City Council reverses project labor agreement decision
PLAs have been an ongoing discussion since March, with some claiming they discriminate against independent contractors, while others say they help protect local workers. 11:04 am, Jun. 2, 2021 ×
Duluth Building and Construction Trades Council President Craig Olson addresses the Cloquet City Council and residents at a meeting Tuesday, June 1, 2021. (Izabel Johnson / ijohnson@pinejournal.com)
During the first in-person meeting in over a year, Cloquet city councilors voted 4-3 on Tuesday, June 1, to reverse their recent decision to eliminate project labor agreements from city code.
PLAs have been implemented in city projects that total $175,000 or more in costs since 2017, requiring contractors to abide by certain terms such as timelines, working conditions and budgets.