New York Carpenters’ Union Embraces Immigrant Organizing
Tagged: New York, New York City
It wasn’t long ago that unionized carpenters were more likely to attack immigrant workers as they worked on construction sites than welcome them into a union hall.
“In the early 1990s, the union would go to non-union jobs and threaten to call–and sometimes call–immigration on the workers. It was a ‘wrecking crew’ situation,” said Greg Butler, a United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) member in New York City.”*
*From: www.alternet.org
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