By Gary LaBarbera, President of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York
Brian Sampson has it all wrong. Yes, construction work is a pathway to the middle class. However, that is only true because of the collective power of union labor.
Union labor created the prevailing wage. Union labor created healthcare and pension benefits for construction workers. Union labor advocates for safety legislation, wage, and benefit theft legislation. Union labor enforces these laws. Union labor monitors the unscrupulous conduct of some employers in the industry and help our public agencies enforce wage and hour laws, anti-discrimination laws, anti-harassment laws and many others that make it possible for construction workers to earn and keep a middle-class lifestyle.
Brian Sampson and the ABC again have it all wrong. The claim that unions are predominantly white is nothing more than old rhetoric that is objectively false and purposefully distracting from the truth. The unions affiliated with the NYC Building and Construction Trades Council (NYCBCTC) are recognized by both our government and our communities as the recognized path for construction opportunities.
Through the Apprentice Readiness Collective, a group of our apprentice readiness programs affiliated with the NYC BCTC, between 2016 and 2021, 92% preparing for union apprenticeships were minorities, only 7% of participants in the pre-apprentice programs were Caucasian. These programs recruit from NYC and...
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