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Building trades warn higher‑ed construction slowdown will cost jobs, urge state support for research projects
Summary
Representatives of Massachusetts building trade unions and the state AFL‑CIO told the committee that a slowdown in construction tied to reduced research and university capital projects is hurting workers, reducing hours and threatening benefits, and they urged legislative support for efforts that preserve these projects.
Representatives of Massachusetts building trades and the state AFL‑CIO told the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies on Sept. 11 that declines in higher‑education construction and delays to major research projects are putting construction workers out of work and reducing family incomes.
Frank Callahan (testimony identified him as representing Massachusetts Building Trade Unions) said the trades represent about 75,000 workers who build research labs, campus facilities and associated infrastructure. “Before any of those…
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