TITLE

Labor: Open-shop wages step up

AUTHOR(S)

Grogan, Tim

PUB. DATE

June 1997

SOURCE

ENR: Engineering News-Record;06/30/97, Vol. 238 Issue 26, p28

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on trends in the wages of construction workers in the United states as of June 30, 1997. Increases in highly wage rates of nonunion contractors; Benefit package for structural ironworkers; Average increase for union wages.

ACCESSION #

9709063133

Tags: WAGES -- Construction workers

 

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