Labor/Employment
Jan. 11, 2019
Developer accuses unions of ‘greenmail’
Developers behind a $150 million project in Los Angeles have filed a federal lawsuit claiming labor unions attempted to blackmail them into exclusively hiring union workers by filing bogus environmental appeals.
Developers determined to start a $150 million project in the San Fernando Valley have filed a federal lawsuit claiming various labor unions attempted to blackmail them into exclusively hiring union workers for the project by filing bogus environmental appeals with the city until they agreed.
The complaint refers to the practice as "greenmail."
According to the suit filed Wednesday in the Central Di...
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