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

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IW 17 members top off Cleveland Clinic, Cavs facility
IW 17 members top off Cleveland Clinic, Cavs facility

Members of Iron Workers Local 17 helped the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Cleveland Clinic and Bedrock Real Estate mark a significant milestone with the ceremonial topping off of the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center. 

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