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:: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 ::
Carpenters Hammered, Again by Tom Robbins, Village Voice
A decade ago, the city's carpenters' union pledged in federal court to clean up its act and rid itself of pervasive corruption that benefited dishonest contractors and officials while disenfranchising members. But, according to new reports by a special court-appointed investigator assigned to scrutinize practices at the New York District Council of Carpenters, corruption and contract violations still plague the long-troubled labor union.
"It is my view that there are still substantial—both in number and significance—collective-bargaining-agreement violations on carpenter jobs throughout the District Council's jurisdiction," wrote Walter Mack, a former federal prosecutor. "Many of those violations consist of corruption or other misconduct."
The wrongdoing is facilitated, the investigator wrote, "through intimidation by contractors and union members more loyal to the contractor than to the union."------------------------------------------- posted 6:24 AM :: reference link ::
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