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Union Demands Pose yet Another Obstacle to California Housing, Advocates Say
- spsful 5y agoI've heard nothing but bad things about the housing market in California. It makes sense that development is going to be hard when you have so many stakeholders for each and every plot of land, but still. I remember reading about how single individuals and families will sue entire developments and usually succeed in stopping them [1]. Can't imagine the frustration that developers and government officials have to deal with. [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/signature-environmental-law-hurts-housing/618264/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/signature-... Edit: a word
- masonic 5y agoeach and every plot of land Fallacy. The "housing market" people whine about is generally limited to urban/suburban areas of the westernmost sliver of the state. California is a big place.
- josephcsible 5y agotl;dr: The union bosses want to make it effectively illegal for you to work in affordable housing construction if you refuse to join their unions.