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Union and residents push for local hires on Cemetery Brook/CSO tunnel; aldermen seek contract oversight

5968560 · September 2, 2025
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Labor representatives and residents urged the board to ensure Manchester workers and a community benefits agreement for the Cemetery Brook sewer/tunnel project. Aldermen asked staff to review contracting, subcontractor selection and community‑benefit options.

Union representatives and residents urged the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to require local hiring and community benefits on the Cemetery Brook sewer/tunnel project, describing the work as dangerous and appropriate for unionized, locally trained labor.

Larry Moequin, business manager for Laborers Local 668, told aldermen the project is the city’s largest infrastructure undertaking and urged a community…

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