The kind of crap that's made unions very unpopular

with lots of people:
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has called Radzinsky’s program into question. The union filed appeals to reverse the CAC decision, citing the legislation that authorized the apprenticeship program, AB 921.

Enacted by Gray Davis in 1999, AB 921 by former Assemblyman Fred Keeley of Santa Cruz, allows unions to veto apprenticeship programs if they can show the service is already being provided.
Because Deity forbid anybody do anything without some union making money off it. And controlling it.
While IBEW believes that it provides sufficient solar training for its apprentices, Radzinsky would disagree. Since his program went on hold, Radzinsky has to go to IBEW for apprentices and he contends that what he gets is woefully inadequate. “They only know one skill, like electrical. I end up needing multiple people to finish a job one of my apprentices could do.”
Which is probably what the union wanted: instead of one guy, forcing people to hire multiples.

Now the electrical union challenging Radzinsky has itself been challenged by roofers, laborers, sheet metal workers, and plumbers’ unions for the rights to teach solar apprenticeships, which they contain falls within their jurisdiction. AB 921 gives them the legal authority to challenge each other -- and Radzinsky.
So Davis, the miserable bastard, actually gave unions the power to screw each other over, as well as people needing work done. Wonderful little craphead politician, wasn't he?

In 2005 a U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge ruled to allow OATELS to “derecognize” CDIR and CAC authority to approve apprenticeship projects.

The decision noted that the “needs test” in the California Labor Code used by unions to prevent new or expanded apprenticeship programs “does not promote competition among programs, does not consider the needs of individuals seeking apprenticeship training, and limits training opportunities for apprentices.”
Which is exactly what the unions want: "You can't do ANYTHING without our approval, which means joining up and paying us money and giving us control over your work."

As for Radzinsky, within the next month the CAC will be hearing the appeal of the unions and make a decision to allow or dissolve his solar apprenticeship program.
Which is a wonderful demonstration of why I call the place Californicated.