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Who's at Fault in the Stadium Standoff
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Debra A. Schoonmaker's Jan. 3 letter, "D.C.'s Costly Stadium Restriction," was off-base. The stadium project labor agreement is not a "union-only" agreement. All contractors are encouraged to participate in the open bidding.
Further, with land acquisition prices increasing way beyond the city's projections, and with the cost of materials and labor relatively stable, it was simplistic and wrong for her to blame possible cost overruns on labor.
And our agreement requires significant hiring of D.C. residents and minority contractors.
A recent Government Accountability Office study found that "construction programs sponsored by employers without union participation have lower completion rates and wages for apprentices." Unionized construction firms are the best bets for delivering a quality product to the city while protecting workers' interests.
JERRY LOZUPONE
Executive Secretary-Treasurer
D.C. Building & Construction Trades Council
Washington
