City unveils PLA that gives COVID ravaged communities leg up to union jobs
Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a new Community Hiring economic justice plan that includes a Project Labor Agreement obligating unions to hire workers from...
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PRO Act will hurt union contractors, workers, warns AGC
Union construction contractors and their workers will be disproportionately hurt by proposed legislation known as the PRO Act, according to the findings of a new...
Related strikes new deal with carpenters union to finish Hudson Yards
Related Companies today (Tuesday)Â announced a deal with the carpenters union to finish the next phase of its Hudson Yards mega project. The developer said...
REBNY president blasts builders unions, urges city to go open shop
REBNY President John Banks blasted the city’s construction unions for their decision to picket the Hudson Yards work site, accusing members of being overpaid and...
Unions face uncertain future as merit shops compete for developer dollars
Today, the economy is strong and construction is booming in New York. For the city’s labor unions, that means raising new skyscrapers, rehabilitating the beleaguered...
“Memo of understanding” needed for 421a says Korngold
421a is a necessity but it’s fate remains an uncertainty, said Paul J. Korngold, partner at Tuchman, Korngold, Weiss, Leibman & Gelles, while addressing the...