Regional carpenters union buys $9M plot for new headquarters
"A resurgence in the use of union labor in the construction industry finds the carpenters union preparing to build a training center and headquarters in Albuquerque that will give it much more visibility."
- New Mexico Business Weekly by Tom O'Connell
How hot construction biz brings a black market, scams & deaths
"The biggest building boom in more than 30 years has spawned a cadre of scofflaw developers in every borough who routinely violate building codes, flout zoning regulations and ignore basic construction safety, a Daily News investigation shows."
"Hiring workers off the books shifts costs to taxpayers and law-abiding contractors and gives unscrupulous builders an unfair competitive advantage, especially in contracts awarded to the lowest bidder."
Soaring Executive Pay Attacked by Shareholder Activists
In this spring’s round of corporate annual meetings, the Carpenters Union led an effort to clamp down on performance metric gamesmanship. The Carpenters and allied groups pushed a resolution asking corporate boards to benchmark their performance standards against competing firms. The goal: no windfalls for executives whose companies fail to beat their competitors.
On June 4, 2007 over 1300 Northwest carpenters went on strike....
6/9/07
Strike reflects divide in labor movement
6/13/07
A Carpenters Union strike of 1300 drywallers in Oregon and SW Washington has been met with indifference and hostility by other building trades unions
6/18/07
Drywallers to vote on new contract
2007-2010 Wall and Ceiling Agreement Info
Carpenters’ Shop Steward Admits Taking Bribe
On Fri., June 15, before Magistrate Judge Debra C. Freeman, former NYC District Council steward David Veltri pled guilty to charges of aiding and abetting the embezzlement of an employee benefit plan by accepting a bribe of at least $8,000 in return for leaving Union Carpenters off his steward reports for a Tri-Built Construction Inc. job in Brooklyn. The offense occurred from January through May 2004. Sentencing has been set for 9/15/2007 before U.S. District Judge William Pauley of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. --ubcyes.com
Veltri Plea Press Release