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‘We are demanding fair wages, benefits, and working conditions from those who develop the luxury apartments where we could never afford to live—and the high-end commercial space where we will…

ByBobby Bonanza 8Comments

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Apr 2018

Housing and Homelessness News

City Must Tackle Barriers to Career-Track Jobs in Construction, Advocates Say

The De Blasio administration has expanded partnerships with unions and amped up construction safety requirements, but advocates say the city could go farther to ensure low income residents access real…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Mar 2018

NYCHA Opinion

CityViews: Project Labor Agreements Will Lower Costs and Improve Results for NYCHA

PLAs are certainly not the only solution, but they have a demonstrated record of meeting cost, quality, and scheduling challenges on the overwhelming majority of public building projects where they…

ByPaul Fernandes 4Comments

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Mar 2018

NYCHA Opinion

CityViews: Fixing NYCHA Means Scrapping Project-Labor Agreements

When implementing a design-build system, Governor Cuomo simply cannot tie that to a project labor agreement as a means to appease his politically-connected friends.

ByBrian Sampson 3Comments

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Jan 2017

Climate and Environment

CityViews: What Solar has to do With Trump, NYC and Women’s Rights

‘One of the best ways to fight back is to push our cities towards bolder commitments to value women. NYC’s public solar program is one way our city will have…

ByAllison Ziogas 2Comments

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Dec 2016

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Labor, Law and Lessons from California: The Debate Over Local Hiring and the Rezonings

Advocates want the city to require developers who take advantage of rezonings to hire local residents for construction jobs. The city fears a legal challenge, but San Francisco and Los…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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May 2015

In Depth Video

Confused About NY’s Scaffold Law? We’re Here to Help.

The legislative session in Albany comes to an end in the next few weeks, but one battle that won’t end anytime soon is the fight over whether to reform New…

ByMarc Bussanich 1Comment

CityViews: New Yorkers Should Support #CountMeIn’s Fight Against Corporate Greed

City Must Tackle Barriers to Career-Track Jobs in Construction, Advocates Say

CityViews: Project Labor Agreements Will Lower Costs and Improve Results for NYCHA

CityViews: Fixing NYCHA Means Scrapping Project-Labor Agreements

CityViews: What Solar has to do With Trump, NYC and Women’s Rights

Labor, Law and Lessons from California: The Debate Over Local Hiring and the Rezonings

Confused About NY’s Scaffold Law? We’re Here to Help.

Newsletter

CityViews: New Yorkers Should Support #CountMeIn’s Fight Against Corporate Greed

City Must Tackle Barriers to Career-Track Jobs in Construction, Advocates Say

CityViews: Project Labor Agreements Will Lower Costs and Improve Results for NYCHA

CityViews: Fixing NYCHA Means Scrapping Project-Labor Agreements

CityViews: What Solar has to do With Trump, NYC and Women’s Rights

Labor, Law and Lessons from California: The Debate Over Local Hiring and the Rezonings

Confused About NY’s Scaffold Law? We’re Here to Help.

Newsletter

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