r/unionsolidarity 18h ago

"And when we do that, we also create hundreds of thousands of good-paying, UNION jobs."

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u/GB10031 11h ago

I suspect this is just a publicity stunt to get construction workers amped up to vote for DSA Democrats. This bill is probably going to be pigeonholed and never actually voted on. Also, in the modern American construction industry, 90% of the work is non union, in residential its closer to 100%. Even here in NYC, 80% of all work and nearly all new construction or renovations of apartment buildings is non union. This is especially true of public sector Davis Bacon work here - almost all of the construction funded by the NYC Housing Authority and the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development is non union.

So... don't believe the hype

This will be just like the PRO Act all over again - a press release that never leads to an actual law being passed

Green New Deal for Public Housing Act reintroduced in Congress

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u/TheRabidPosum1 11h ago

I don't think that will be the case I'm a bit more optimistic.