Study: Union builds cost less, finish faster. Non-union work is less efficient, costlier

A new study of California public works projects found that those built by union signatory prime contractors were completed faster and with significantly smaller cost overruns than projects led by non-union contractors. The report, “Union Contractors Deliver,” was released in July by NorCal Construction Industry Compliance, a joint labor-management organization known as NCIC. It was written by Matthew Hinkel, an economist at Alma College in Michigan, and Larissa Petrucci, a policy and research analyst at NCIC who holds a doctorate in sociology.

Construction Issues, Organized Labor, WagesCBCTC GenSeptember 1, 2026Project Labor Agreements, PLAs, PLA, research study, efficient, Dave Wondolowski, Wages, union signatory prime contractors, Project Costs

Sherwin-Williams Signs Project Labor Agreement for HQ Project

The Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council secured a Project Labor Agreement with Sherwin-Williams to build its new downtown headquarters and suburban research and development facility.

Dave Wondolowski, Executive Secretary for the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, said each project is expected to create about 1,800 jobs for affiliated members of the Cleveland Building Trades

Community, Construction Projects, Organized LaborCBCTC GenAugust 17, 2022Project Labor Agreement, Jobs, PLAs, Brecksville, Cleveland, Sherwin Williams, Mayor Frank Jackson, Dave Wondolowski

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