| Union pickets Maplewood at Strawberry Hill, says drywall contractor pays ... Members of the New England Regional Council Carpenters picketed outside Maplewood at Strawberry Hill on Thursday morning, taking aim at the drywall contractor engaged in construction of the assisted-living facility. and lasted until about 12:30 p. When we went into the pricing aspect, (some) union contractors bidding on the project weren't competitive enough. "We've talked to workers from the Allstate company (elsewhere) and they make as little as $10-an-hour and $12-an-hour doing that work," Duarte said. The $17-million project is converting the former Fitch Elementary School, which was built in 1930 and later used as convalescent home, into an assisted-living facility for seniors and elderly patients. The carpenters council is affiliated with The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, which was formed in 1881 and since has become "a powerful political and economic force, setting the standards for wages, benefits, conditions and quality on every project in the United States," according to the organization's website. Contractors presently are completing the exterior of the building, rough mechanical work inside and beginning the stone veneer work outside. In May 2010, the city's Zoning Commission gave Strawberry Hill, LLC, approval to convert the property into an 84-unit facility for seniors with Alzheimer's and other memory-related diseases. Gregory D. Smith said many of the eight or nine subcontractors engaged in the project are union firms. "Whatever the challenge is, I'm sure they'll work it out and the project will progress once again," Park said. Park has welcomed the construction project as beautification of a neglected property. Neighbor David W. "We went out to bid throughout the entire state of Connecticut and went to both union and non-union contractors," Smith said. Inside, model apartments are on display for potential renters. Union pickets Maplewood at Strawberry Hill, says drywall contractor pays ... |
Friday, 1 June 2012
Union pickets Maplewood at Strawberry Hill, says drywall contractor pays ...
