by Emma Davey When Australian developer Lendlease broke ground on the 1 Java Street development last year, it marked an achievement in sustainable construction, as the project would be the largest U.S. apartment complex to run entirely on geothermal energy. Now, 1 Java is making waves for a different reason.
The NYC District Council of Carpenters, representing nine different unions and over 20,000 union members, says that Lendlease is using nonunion labor on the project. Moreover, the Carpenters…
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