Carpenters protest use of non-union labor By Mary Ford
The carpenters, who marched up Route 53 from the Weymouth Elks playing patriotic music, waving the American flag, and carrying posters saying 'justice for workers' and 'local jobs for local people,' staged their protest to coincide with last Friday's ceremonial groundbreaking for the complex, dubbed Linden Ponds.
New Mexico firm denies misconduct By Ellen G. Lahr
GREAT BARRINGTON -- A New Mexico carpentry firm fired back yesterday, a day after being accused of making sporadic, inaccurate payments to carpenters at the Simon's Rock College arts center project.