NorCal CIC researcher @_lpetrucci joins AWF to discuss a study of Sacramento County public works projects that finds union contractors deliver 5-6% lower costs and 14-22% faster completion than non-union contractors. The data says go union.
https://t.co/dzfIb5l4U0
What is the impact of project labor agreements (PLAs) on public works #construction? Larissa Petrucci and coauthors @almacollege@IllinoisEPI show that PLAs promote faster completion of projects by ensuring access to #skilled#labor.
https://t.co/0cKEiDezSO
New at @marxistsoc by @lolaloust@_lpetrucci & Ellen Scott: "those in our study spoke of the need to raise the minimum wage, expand paid leave, extend the hazard pay period." 👇
https://t.co/fZ2F6Ku8Vc
If you want a construction project finished on time without worker shortages, hire a unionized crew, our new @IllinoisEPI and @IL_Labor_Edu report shows https://t.co/8scv07BfuC via @businessinsider
Online First! A timely article by @_lpetrucci, @lolaloust, Scott, & @lstepick on the effectiveness of Oregon's Fair Workweek Act. Based on 98 interviews with workers & managers, they discuss factors that explain the shortcomings of the law. @SAGEJournals
https://t.co/YIhSBLpHSw
"The data reveal that these policies can help more employers attract and retain workers back into industries hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic," Grace Dunn, research associate at Illinois Economic Policy Institute, said.
https://t.co/7T3VH9vm7x
NEW: Bessemer's police chief has confirmed to More Perfect Union that his officers are providing "off duty security to Amazon."
Union organizers say they are routinely harassed by local police, and that officers have told them "they are there to keep an eye on us."