Building Trades supports Kingsbridge redevelopment after winning 1000 union jobs

The Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York announced its support of the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment October 23 after winning a guarantee from the developers that the 1,000 construction jobs the project will create will be union jobs. A coalition of community, religious, and labor groups are still fighting Related Companies, the developers of the project, for a guarantee of living wages and benefits for the 1,200 permanent jobs the project is expected to create. The coalition is lobbying City Council, urging them to halt the project if they do not receive a guarantee of $10 an hour wages with benefits at the proposed project that would turn the Kingsbridge Armory into a shopping mall.

Massey, Daniel. Foes of Bronx armory's overhaul lose a big one. The NY Times, October 23, 2009.

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