New York City Building Contractor Rep Strongly Supports Unions

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New York City Building Contractor Rep Strongly Supports Unions - 06/14/07

By Doug Cunningham

Lou Colletti, President of New York City’s Building Trades Employer Association, is a business spokesperson who believes strongly in unions and the benefits they provide not only to workers but to businesses as skilled and safe employees.

: “I believe very strongly in the union movement and what it means to the backbone of this country."

Colletti says recently uncovered scandals in NYC housing projects built by non-union contractors demonstrate the value of using union contractors for construction projects.

: “We have standards and in many respects when we're building a job there are two sets of eyes - the eyes of the contractor who wants to comply with the law, and the eyes of the union who won't let us violate the law if we're even thinkin' about doin' it."

Colletti says unions and construction companies in New York have their differences, but they’re settled at the bargaining table.

: "At the end of the day we want to provide, as contractors, a quality product built on time ,And the only way to do that is with skilled union labor."
New York City | Posted 06/13/2007 - 6:59pm |