The City Council introduced union-friendly legislation Thursday that would grant a prevailing wage to construction workers employed on projects that are getting discretionary assistance from the city.
The bill would be a boon to unions, as many developers would be forced to hire union workforces or at least give union-like benefits, but critics say that it could slow affordable housing development, according to Capital New York.
According to Jerilyn Perine, Executive Director of Citizens Housing & Planning Council “You can’t just keep the subsidy the same and think you’re going to get the same -and make the costs higher. That sort of mathematical equation doesn’t work.”
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