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February 25, 2006

UNION RATS

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Brooklyn Papers:

Pugliese estimates that his union will get 10,000 jobs at Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards megadevelopment — which won Ratner union support.

“The construction industry has sway over elected officials and its support [of the project] has a major impact,” said Councilwoman Letitia James (D-Prospect Heights), who opposes the Atlantic Yards project.

NoLandGrab: Interesting that the Brooklyn Papers is reporting 10,000 construction jobs when they (and Pugliese) pointed out in their June 26, 2004 issue that "the project will really only create 1,500 construction jobs, which will continue each year for 10 years."

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Posted by amy at February 25, 2006 11:32 AM