CitySquare unfair, open-shop workers claim; Project in violation of federal labor rules, group says.(NEWS)

From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: January 17, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Shaun Sutner

WORCESTER - Nonunion construction workers are being shut out of the $563 million CitySquare downtown redevelopment project in violation of federal rules, according to a group that represents open-shop construction companies in Massachusetts.

The Merit Construction Alliance, which represents more than 70 nonunion firms, sent a letter to a top federal commerce official last week alleging that CitySquare developer Berkeley Investments of Boston is running afoul of an executive order signed by President Bush in 2002. The order requires that projects using ...

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