Category: Building Trades

 NYC Construction Spending and Employment

Unions and Real Estate: A Brighter Future

City Capital Spending Shows Decline

April 5, 2012By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City Reporter At a press conference on Wednesday, April 4, Comptroller John Liu announced a major victory for the mostly immigrant workers working on City-funded

March 8, 2012By Neal Tepel, LaborPress Publisher Hundreds of opponents and supporters were on hand at a city council hearing on March 6th to hear testimony regarding a proposed luxury

February 7, 2012By Bendix Anderson, LaborPress Senior EditorRebuilding the World Trade Center brings jobs to ironworkers, but not forever One World Trade Center is now easily visible from much of Manhattan

February 2, 2012By Marc Bussanich, LaborPress City ReporterIn November 2010, Renaissance Equity Holdings locked out 70 members of SEIU 32BJ at the Flatbush Gardens complex because the workers refused to

October 31, 2011Around Town by Neal TepelOverall New York City construction spending has remained stable over the past two years, after declining by double digit percentages in the aftermath of

October 12, 2011By Neal Tepel Construction costs in New York City, which increased in 2010 after a 2009 decline, have increased at an accelerating rate thus far in 2011, according

September 7, 2011By Marc BussanichAs of November 2010, 73 SEIU 32BJ members have been locked out of work at the sprawling Flatbush Gardens building complex by their employer, David Bistricer