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The Union Contractor Advantage
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The union advantage is a cost-effective edge that saves construction project owners and administrators TIME and MONEY!
Signatory electrical contractors and their International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union counterparts furnish thoroughly trained electricians and technicians who can handle any construction project, so construction users and project owners receive world-class construction, maintenance and installation services every time – and projects are completed on time and on budget.
The Productivity of union construction workers on commercial and retail buildings was at least 31%, and as much as 51%, higher than non-union workers.
IT'S A FACT...
Union jobs are 17% more productive than non-union jobs. …
Good labor productivity not only reduces project costs, but also
improves the project’s schedule and quality.
– “Best Practices for Labor Productivity,” Independent Project
Analysis, Inc.
The productivity of union construction workers on commercial
and retail buildings was at least 31%, and as much as 51%,
higher than non-union workers … and … union workers are better
trained.
– National Bureau of Economic Research & U.S. Department of
Labor
Union construction work sites are 17% more productive than
non-union sites.
– The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT)
Union contractors ... complete their jobs in less time with
lower material costs than their non-union competitors, resulting
in consistently lower bids for the same work.
– Industrial and Labor Relations Review
Union contractors in the private sector are 35% to 50% more
productive than their non-union counterparts.
– Steven G. Allen, North Carolina State University
Output per manhour is 24% greater in unionized
establishments.
– Charles Brown, University of Maryland & James Medoff,
Harvard University