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The Members of the District Council take great pride in having established the economic labor standards for carpentry craft work in this region of the country. We have initiated a targeted public relations campaign against the following contractors for their contribution to the erosion of those area labor standards. We will not sit idly by and allow contractors to pay wages and fringe benefits that are below those prevailing in our collective bargaining agreements. Our Members and Business Agents have worked too hard to allow that to happen.
Crossland Construction
Crossland Construction is a General Contractor from Columbus, Kansas. This company is notorious for hiring subcontractors who pay sub-standard wages and benefits. We are bannering two of their projects - Wal-mart in Butler, Missouri, and the 39Rainbow Mixed-Use Development project across from KU's Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas - for utilizing subcontractors who are paying well below the area standards. The Wal-Mart banner has been up since last summer and the banner near the 39Rainbow project since the beginning of December.
Dahmer Painting and Drywall
Currently, Key Construction, General Contractor for the Ambassador Hotel in downtown Kansas City, Missouri has hired Dahmer Drywall. We started our public information campaign about Dahmer last summer. In this particular case, we have decided to locate our display at the General Contractor's office. Our Members are at Key's office every day of the week.
Raineri Construction
Raineri Construction is run by a former Member, whose wife is listed as the owner of the company. The company's office is located at Macklind and Devonshire Avenues in South St. Louis City. Raineri does light construction - commercial projects under $3 million. The banner you see on the front cover of the January Cutting Edge is targeting Raineri's Arlington Grove project located at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Burd Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. This banner has been up for one month.
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