Word: non-union
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...want the flexibility of bidding with union and non-union firms," Demong why. "We make sure we get quality balanced with savings...
...Because non-union contractors by and large do not pay the same kind of benefits other people pay, we don't have a level playing field," says Power...
...Non-union firms [typically] offer very little in terms of benefits," says Sharp. "The working conditions are unsafe and, depending on how closely they are supervised they'll go as far as non-payment of wages...
...perception of a lot of members is that here's Harvard, the richest University in the world, getting 90 percent of going wages and still using non-union labor," says Ehrlich...
...fact, say administrators, using non-union labor often means supporting newer area contractors who are struggling to get on their feet. And a number of the smaller firms are minority-owned, administrators say, though union members contend that affirmative action programs are a benefit of union labor. "There are good non-union firms and employers out there," Demong says...