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Unions and factory workers tell committee modular construction can expand training, improve schedules and create local factory jobs
Summary
Union leaders, factory supervisors and contractors told an Assembly committee that factory production can create predictable jobs, support apprenticeship pipelines, and attract more women to construction if paired with wage and benefit standards and in‑state factory siting.
Union leaders, factory supervisors and general contractors told the select committee that factory‑based housing could provide quality jobs, training opportunities and improved working conditions — but only if policy supports wages, benefits and local factory investment.
Randall Thompson, preconstruction executive for Nibi Prefab (Nibi Brothers General Contractors), described converting a planned conventional project into a 102‑unit modular affordable housing…
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