New study says that union construction projects are similar in cost to non-union projects because higher union labor costs are offset by savings in other project components such as materials and safety, but critics point to prevailing wage laws that may have skewed its findings.
Comments are due Sept. 14 on the estimated $2B Syracuse viaduct project, which aims to resolve dislocation impacts to the city's Black community when the highway was built in 1968.
Seven-year consultant employee in adjacent building was hit by collapsed equipment that fell during July 12 dismantling at Kelowna, B.C., site, with four contractor workers also dead; crane counterweight removal now is underway.