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Originally Posted by emathias
I used to think non-Union labor would save money, until I actually researched it. For many of the complex projects that government takes on, Union labor doesn't actually increase costs. The primary reason being that Union labor has better training and better skills. The vast majority of studies that looked at cost comparisons found that Union labor can result in fewer cost overruns, and reduced chance of having to redo work because they're more likely to get it done right the first time.
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Maybe all things equal. Did you read the recent NYT article? On East Side Access in NYC, they literally pay a guy full union wages to sit in the break room and make coffee all day. Non-union contractors would never get away with that kind of waste.