Consultants, The real reason it costs so much to build new subways in America

Re:Consultants, The real reason it costs so much to build ne... by kube-system on Monday February 27, 2023 @08:42AM (#34956262)

Those are private sector jobs, no?

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Re:Consultants, The real reason it costs so much to build ne... by bradleyjg on Monday February 27, 2023 @08:51AM (#34956367)

Sort-of. There’s a tangled weave between the union and the licensing authorities. On top of that various tax and zoning considerations often force the use of union trades on building projects in NYC.

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Re:Consultants, The real reason it costs so much to build ne... by kube-system on Monday February 27, 2023 @09:32AM (#34956832)

Being union or having regulated labor doesn’t make someone a public sector worker.

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