GlobalFoundries announced today it has officially purchased 223 acres at Luther Forest Technology Campus, and work is scheduled to begin on the site Monday. Here’s a timeline on how the project got to this point. 1999 North Greenbush community rejects plans to build computer chip plant, prompting Saratoga Economic Development officials to begin negotiations to [...]
Union apprentices work on a house for children with disabilities while learning in the process.
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FBI Arrests City Carpenters Union Boss
The FBI has arrested the leader of a powerful labor union that recently endorsed Mayor Michael Bloomberg for re-election. Michael Forde is charged with taking bribes from contractors who were scheming to cut labor costs. Nine other men were also named in the federal indictment. Forde serves as the executive [...]
Jimmy Gibbs and The Atlanta Carpenters Union Local 225 harass recovering sick patients, hospital leaders and well-respected prominent Georgia family.
Reports: Jimmy Gibbs, Southeastern Carpenters Regional Director, did not return numerous calls to Fox News. Hospital leader says “Despicable way of doing business.”
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Carpenters Local 370 Albany, NY Pension Annuity Health Fund Cost Organizing UBC Construction Membership Loss Looking to Get Reimbursed Hours for Picket Duty and Banner Actions, Saratoga County Commercial Interiors.
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On Dec. 21, nearly a thousand union carpenters, construction workers, labor leaders, elected officials and many others gathered in Brooklyn to protest the Underground Building Economy in NYC. A Sheraton Hotel is being built at the site, 222 Duffield Street, with non-union labor.
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Jimmy Gibbs and The Atlanta Carpenters Union Local 225 hire homeless and others to Protest. Reports: Almost everyone is paid to protest.
Jimmy Gibbs, Southeastern Carpenters Regional Director, uncovered and stopped by Atlanta police. Pedestrians say “Lame way to make your point.”
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Stimulus Money Cobra Payments Dead Issue Organizing Hand Cuffed Organizers
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