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August 3, 2007
It's a Great Time To Be a Union Worker
Gothamist
Via Curbed, the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center put together an interesting presentation outlining logistics of downtown projects as well as projects in the region (here's a PDF). The logistics issues are concrete, steel, and labor demand, as well as worker transportation and security.
There are some great graphs that show how many projects, including the World Trade Center, East Side Access, MTA projects, the Atlantic Yards, etc., will all compete for materials and labor. With a limited supply of good union labor, we predict that it will be even harder to find competent workers and finish projects on time.
NoLandGrab: The large hot-pink/fuchsia band is Atlantic Yards — click to enlarge.
As we posted earlier, Errol Louis says that now is the time to train for a union job.
Posted by lumi at August 3, 2007 10:31 AM