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Corruption, incompetence, and lack of accountability no doubt cover most of it. But I’m shocked the article doesn’t even mention, dare I say it, unions.
by ioblomov 4y ago
Corruption, incompetence, and lack of accountability no doubt cover most of it. But I’m shocked the article doesn’t even mention, dare I say it, unions.
- 3finmunchousen 4y agoI have a hard time imagining that US unions are more powerful than French ones.
- acdha 4y agoIt’s mentioned on some of the linked pages about NYC cost overruns but it basically doesn’t get prominent mention because it’s not a distinguishing factor. American transit projects which don’t use union labor also cost far more, and European projects which are heavily unionized are still considerably cheaper. Here’s one of the report authors blogging about this: https://pedestrianobservations.com/2019/01/08/meme-weeding-unions-and-construction-costs/ https://pedestrianobservations.com/2019/01/08/meme-weeding-u...