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Union representative urges project‑labor agreement for Grand Prairie water towers
Summary
Justin Gustafson of Boilermakers Local 1 urged Romeoville trustees to seek a project‑labor agreement for Grand Prairie Water Commission water‑tower construction, saying large tanks are often built by out‑of‑state nonunion crews and a PLA wouldkeep wages and tax receipts local.
Justin Gustafson, a representative of Boilermakers Local 1, urged the Village of Romeoville on Dec. 3 to seek a project‑labor agreement, or PLA, for forthcoming Grand Prairie Water Commission water‑tower construction.
"These are massive, full‑capacity water towers—over 1,000,000 gallons," Gustafson told the board during the public‑comment period. He said the trade is specialized and often…
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