A LAST-MINUTE AMENDMENT requiring that construction unions be the “sole and exclusive” source of job site labor for construction of a new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home throws a wrench in the works of important legislation that must be signed soon to gain funding from a federal Veterans Administration matching grant. According to federal Bureau of Labor […]
Greg Beeman
Posted inEconomy, Opinion
Union-only deal sent Wynn casino costs soaring
FEW WOULD DOUBT that developer Steve Wynn is a very savvy guy. It turns out, though, he’s getting a lesson in competition and how his own decisions have helped lead to his Everett casino being $300 million over budget. You see, Wynn agreed to a project labor agreement (PLA) for the project, which requires that […]