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One thing people don't realize is that Union affiliation is actually still quite high in New York state--25%, and probably higher in the NYC area. New York YIM
by baron816 10y ago
One thing people don't realize is that Union affiliation is actually still quite high in New York state--25%, and probably higher in the NYC area.
New York YIMBY address the topic two years ago: http://newyorkyimby.com/2014/09/the-mta-wants-second-avenue-subway-downpayment-but-cant-tell-us-how-much-itll-cost.html http://newyorkyimby.com/2014/09/the-mta-wants-second-avenue-...
In it, they cite union rules that require four times the necessary personnel on underground construction projects. They don't blame it all on unions, but I'm definitely in the camp that unions do much more harm than good.
- mikeyouse 10y agoIt's hard to blame unions in the US for any substantial part of the cost when areas with much cheaper infrastructure costs have much stronger unions and equivalent salary levels.
- baron816 10y agoMy point is that New York HAS strong unions, especially for the MTA. And regardless of their salaries (which are higher than their European and Asian counterparts), they have to employ 4x more people to complete a similar job.