Bruce Beal, Jr., president of Related Companies said, praised the carpenter's unions and “their willingness to think outside the box in a progressive way.”
NEW YORK CITY—The Related Companies, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and the New York City District Council of Carpenters have reached a labor agreement on the 50 Hudson Yards project that they say will foster the creation of millions of man-hours for union carpenters.
Related has no such agreement with other organized trades under the umbrella of the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, which in a statement scoffed at Related's deal with the carpenter's unions and in fact stated that Related is using the carpenters “as a public relations pawn to engage in union busting.”
Earlier this year, Related Co.'s $25-billion Hudson Yards project filed a lawsuit against the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, accusing the labor organization of engaging in corrupt practices.
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